2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1305: Local taxes; change to zoning ordinances, etc.

Legislative Summary

Local taxes; zoning; assessments; ordinances. Provides that for purposes of real estate subject to a special tax assessment for land preservation by local ordinance, a change to the zoning ordinance shall only be effective following the later of (i) the approval of the relevant modification in the zoning classification of real estate; (ii) the exhaustion of the challenge or appeal period; (iii) if pending, the final determination of any challenge or appeal made within such period; or (iv) the sale of the subject property.The bill also provides that for purposes of subdivided or rezoned lots, the assessment or reassessment required by law shall only be effective following the later of (a) the approval of a modification in the zoning classification of the subject real estate, an exception to zoning or classification of the subject real estate, or a reclassification of the subject real estate; (b) the exhaustion of the challenge or appeal period for such approvals; (c) if pending, the final determination of any such challenge or appeal made within such period; or (d) the sale of the subject property.Finally, the bill provides that changes to the zoning ordinance refers to such ordinances enacted after December 1, 2023.

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Bill History

1/9/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104325D
Senate
1/9/2025
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/20/2025
Impact statement from TAX (SB1305)
Senate
1/20/2025
Reported from Local Government with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
Senate
1/20/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105511D-S1
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
Senate
1/22/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/22/2025
Local Government Substitute agreed to
Senate
1/22/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
1/23/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 3-N)
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Impact statement from TAX (SB1305)
Senate
2/6/2025
Impact statement from CLG (SB1305)
Senate
2/10/2025
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #3
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
2/14/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 3-N)
1/23/2025
35
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
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 with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
1/20/2025
13
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(1/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Counties, Cities and Towns(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy McPike
Jeremy McPike
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/14/202516.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/22/202516.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/20/202515.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/20/202515.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/9/202526.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/6/2025220.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/5/202526.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/27/2025190.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/19/2025118.6 KB