2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB974: Subdivision ordinance; plan review by designated agent, definition of "designated agent."

Legislative Summary

Subdivision ordinance; plan review by designated agent. Removes planning commission and governing body approval authority for the administrative review process for plats and plans and assigns such authority solely to a designated agent, defined in the bill. However, the bill provides that the local planning commission may serve as the designated agent of any locality with a population of 5,000 or less. The bill also expedites the review process by shortening the timeframe for forwarding plats and plans to state agencies for review.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104271D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/27/2025
Reported from Local Government with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
Senate
1/27/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106055D-S1
Senate
1/28/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/28/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/29/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/29/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/29/2025
Local Government Substitute agreed to
Senate
1/29/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
1/30/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/4/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Passed by temporarily
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Counties, Cities and Towns Amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Passed House with amendments (89-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
House Amendments agreed to by Senate (30-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/18/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB974ER)
Senate
2/18/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Senate
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 594 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594)

Amendments

Counties, Cities and Towns Subcommittee Amendment

Counties, Cities and Towns Subcommittee Amendment

Not Adopted

Counties, Cities and Towns Subcommittee Amendment

Counties, Cities and Towns Subcommittee Amendment

Not Adopted

Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment

Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment

Not Adopted

Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment

Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment

Not Adopted

House Amendments

House Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Amendments agreed to by Senate (30-Y 5-N)
2/14/2025
30
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with amendments (89-Y 8-N)
2/12/2025
89
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)
2/7/2025
17
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
1/30/2025
35
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Local Government with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
1/27/2025
12
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/202590.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/18/202590.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/202591.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/202591.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202592.1 KB