2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2533: Counties, cities, and towns; comprehensive plan may include tiny homes or accessory dwelling units.

Legislative Summary

Local comprehensive plan; tiny homes; accessory dwelling units. Clarifies that the comprehensive plan prepared by a local planning commission and adopted by a local governing body may include the use of tiny homes and accessory dwelling units, defined in the bill, as part of any residential development and use designated within such plan. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill incorporates HB 1832.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101048D
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105984D-H1
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/31/2025
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from Local Government with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
Senate
2/10/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107111D-S1
Senate
2/11/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/11/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/12/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/12/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/12/2025
Local Government Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/12/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 13-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2533ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 570 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0570)

Roll Call Votes

Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 13-N)
2/12/2025
25
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Local Government with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
2/10/2025
12
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/202513.7 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/202513.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/10/202514.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/202515.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/24/202514.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/202515.0 KB