---
type: "Bill"
title: "Short-term rental property; locality's ability to prohibit use of accessory dwelling unit."
description: "Short-term rental property; locality's abilityto prohibit use of accessory dwelling unit. Prohibits a locality from barring the use of or requiring that a special exception, specialuse, or conditional use permit be obtained for the use of an accessorydwelling unit for a short-term rental in an area zoned for residentialuse where the primary dwelling unit on the site is occupied by theproperty owner."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 544"
citation: "Virginia SB 544 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamont Bagby"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f92406c-1584-4f32-a5e1-9906b4070404"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB544"
source_hash: "0f8100a9e016d2dfa2beb131d9aea6fa5db0c36e0d47883d6ee36b3eed7c08b8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 544 (2024) — Short-term rental property; locality's ability to prohibit use of accessory dwelling unit.

Short-term rental property; locality's abilityto prohibit use of accessory dwelling unit. Prohibits a locality from barring the use of or requiring that a special exception, specialuse, or conditional use permit be obtained for the use of an accessorydwelling unit for a short-term rental in an area zoned for residentialuse where the primary dwelling unit on the site is occupied by theproperty owner.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0792** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0792)
2. **Committee substitute printed 24105415D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB544S1)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104353D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB544)
4. **SB544ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB544ER)
5. **SB544ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB544ER2)

## Votes

- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 38-N) — **51–38** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 39-N) — **59–39** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) — **25–15** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N) — **36–4** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Local Government with substitute (11-Y 4-N) — **11–4** (pass) · upper
- House amendment agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N) — **24–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lamont Bagby — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104353D `filing, introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-21** Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB544)
- **2024-02-05** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-02-05** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-02-05** Reported from Local Government with substitute (11-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-05** Committee substitute printed 24105415D-S1 `substitution`
- **2024-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** Reading of substitute waived
- **2024-02-07** Committee substitute agreed to 24105415D-S1 `substitution`
- **2024-02-07** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB544S1 `substitution`
- **2024-02-08** Passed by for the day
- **2024-02-09** Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** Placed on Calendar
- **2024-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-02-23** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-28** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2024-02-28** Passed House with amendment (52-Y 38-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-28** VOTE: Passage (52-Y 38-N) `passage`
- **2024-03-01** House amendment agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-06** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-06** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB544ER) `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-08** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N)
- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (60-Y 39-N)
- **2024-04-17** VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 39-N)
- **2024-04-17** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled bill text (SB544ER2) `enrolled`
- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 792 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f92406c-1584-4f32-a5e1-9906b4070404`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).