Comprehensive plan; adoption or disapproval by governing body.
Summary
Comprehensive plan. Extends the time by which a governing body is required to approve or disapprove a locality-initiated comprehensive plan amendment for more than 25 parcels from 90 to 150 days. This bill is identical to SB 746.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Mar 4, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 4, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 132 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB726E
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104803D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
JV
Jill Vogel
RRepublican
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Wendy Gooditis
DDemocratic
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