2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1254: Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy.

Legislative Summary

Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy. Requires cities with populations greater than 20,000 and counties with populations greater than 100,000 to consider, at the next and all subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan, adopting an environmental justice strategy. The bill provides that the locality's strategy shall be to identify environmental justice and fenceline communities within the jurisdiction of the local planning commission and identify objectives and policies to reduce health risks, to promote civic engagement, and to prioritize improvements and programs that address the needs of environmental justice and fenceline communities, as those terms are defined by the bill.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103447D
Senate
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/20/2025
Reported from Local Government (8-Y 7-N)
Senate
1/21/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/21/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/21/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/22/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
1/23/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-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 (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-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 House (50-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/17/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1254ER)
Senate
2/17/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/20/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Senate
2/20/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
2/12/2025
50
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N)
2/7/2025
12
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2/6/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
1/23/2025
20
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Local Government (8-Y 7-N)
1/20/2025
8
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Lamont Bagby
Lamont Bagby
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/17/20256.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/20257.5 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.7 KB