Child day programs; use of office buildings, waiver of zoning requirements.
Summary
Early childhood care and education; child day programs; use of office buildings; waiver of zoning requirements. Permits any locality to by ordinance provide for the waiver of any requirements for zoning permits for the operation of a child day program in an office building, as defined by the bill, provided that such facility satisfies the requirements for state licensure as a child day program. This bill is identical to SB 13.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 21, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 185 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB281ER)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by until Tuesday, January 30
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
0 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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