---
type: "Bill"
title: "Zoning violations; appeals, fines."
description: "Zoning violations; appeals; fines. Provides that a zoning ordinance may prescribe an appeal period of less than 30 days but not less than 10 days for a notice of violation involving the storage or disposal of nonagricultural excavation material, waste, and debris. The bill also provides for enhanced fines for any conviction resulting from a violation of provisions regulating the storage or disposal of nonagricultural excavation material, waste, and debris."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1422"
citation: "Virginia SB 1422 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryce E. Reeves"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba5eae0e-bbcf-46a8-b26c-d1479c68470b"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1422"
source_hash: "d9e62338ab5930230b7e6fbd187b95956ed74e47e35e6a9709db10a8b6651c2d"
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 1422 (2025) — Zoning violations; appeals, fines.

Zoning violations; appeals; fines. Provides that a zoning ordinance may prescribe an appeal period of less than 30 days but not less than 10 days for a notice of violation involving the storage or disposal of nonagricultural excavation material, waste, and debris. The bill also provides for enhanced fines for any conviction resulting from a violation of provisions regulating the storage or disposal of nonagricultural excavation material, waste, and debris.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021761.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077410.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1062321.HTML)

## Votes

- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bryce E. Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-16** Presented and ordered printed 25104773D `introduction`
- **2025-01-16** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-20** Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-21** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-21** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-21** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-22** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2025-01-23** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-05** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-07** Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2025-02-14** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-19** Passed House (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1422ER) `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 519 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba5eae0e-bbcf-46a8-b26c-d1479c68470b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).