Local planning commission; action on proposed plats, site plans, and development plans.
Summary
Local planning commission; action on proposedplats, site plans, and development plans; residential use. Requireslocal planning commissions to use the same approval process for residential development projects as is currently required for commercialdevelopment projects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 23, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 346 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB296ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (93-Y 2-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (93-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Jan 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Schuyler VanValkenburg
DDemocratic
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