SB 1373 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Conditional rezoning proffers; extensive changes to conditional zoning provisions.

Summary
Makes extensive changes to conditional zoning provisions first enacted in 2016. Specific amendments include the addition of provisions stating that no local governing body shall require any unreasonable proffer, as described in current law. Under current law, no locality may request or accept any unreasonable proffer. Other changes (i) allow an applicant to submit any onsite or offsite proffer that the applicant deems reasonable and appropriate, as conclusively evidenced by the signed proffers, and (ii) state that nothing in the bill shall be deemed or interpreted to prohibit communications between an applicant or owner and the locality or to prohibit presentation, analysis, or discussion of the potential impacts of new residential development or other new residential use on the locality's public facilities. The provisions of the bill are effective as to any application for a rezoning filed on or after July 1, 2019, or for a proffer condition amendment amending a rezoning that was filed on or after July 1, 2019, or to certain other pending applications. The bill also provides that an applicant with a pending rezoning application for a rezoning or proffer condition amendment that was filed prior to July 1, 2016, may continue to proceed under the law as it existed prior to that date, and an applicant with a pending rezoning application filed on or after July 1, 2016, but before July 1, 2019, or proffer condition amendment application amending a rezoning for which the application was filed on or after July 1, 2016, but before July 1, 2019, may continue to proceed under the law as it existed during that period. This bill incorporates
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Feb 14, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 17, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 17, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House (92-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1373S1
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104977D-S1
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101543D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors