Zoning; enhanced civil penalties for violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses.
Summary
Zoning; civil penalties; commercial uses. Allows enhanced civil penalties for zoning violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses. The bill also requires that for any violation involving nonpermitted commercial uses, a person who admits liability shall be required to abate or remedy the nonpermitted commercial use violation within a period of time specified by the locality that is no less than 30 days but no more than 24 months from the date of admission of liability.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2024
Last action Nov 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 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
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB171E
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Craig agreed to
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 24, 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 with amendments (9-Y 4-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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