HB 1996 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Planning and zoning; second public hearing notice.

Summary

Planning and zoning; public notice. Requires the second public hearing notice that a planning commission publishes for certain planning and zoning actions to be published no less than five days before the date of the meeting. Current law requires such notice to be published no less than seven days before the date of the meeting.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill converts HB 1996 from an enrolled legislative bill to a chaptered act, officially enacting it as Chapter 52 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the law remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments, page numbering, and approval date updates (March 18, 2025).

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout changes including removal of 'Enrolled' header, addition of 'Chapter 52' designation, and insertion of approval date (March 18, 2025)

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 11, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 52 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1996ER)

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Committee

Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors