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Bill Conditional rezoning proffers; extensive changes to conditional zoning provisions. Makes extensive changes to conditional zoning provisions first enacted in 2016. Specific amendments include the addition of provisions stating that no local governing body shall require any unreasonable proffer, as described in current law. Under current law, no locality may request or accept any unreasonable proffer. Other changes (i) allow an applicant to submit any onsite or offsite proffer that the applicant deems reasonable and appropriate, as conclusively evidenced by the signed proffers, and (ii) state that nothing in the bill shall be deemed or interpreted to prohibit communications between an applicant or owner and the locality or to prohibit presentation, analysis, or discussion of the potential impacts of new residential development or other new residential use on the locality's public facilities. The provisions of the bill are effective as to any application for a rezoning filed on or after July 1, 2019, or for a proffer condition amendment amending a rezoning that was filed on or after July 1, 2019, or to certain other pending applications. The bill also provides that an applicant with a pending rezoning application for a rezoning or proffer condition amendment that was filed prior to July 1, 2016, may continue to proceed under the law as it existed prior to that date, and an applicant with a pending rezoning application filed on or after July 1, 2016, but before July 1, 2019, or proffer condition amendment application amending a rezoning for which the application was filed on or after July 1, 2016, but before July 1, 2019, may continue to proceed under the law as it existed during that period. This bill is identical to us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2019 HB 2342 Virginia HB 2342 (2019)
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Virginia HB 2342 (2019) — Conditional rezoning proffers; extensive changes to conditional zoning provisions.

Makes extensive changes to conditional zoning provisions first enacted in 2016. Specific amendments include the addition of provisions stating that no local governing body shall require any unreasonable proffer, as described in current law. Under current law, no locality may request or accept any unreasonable proffer. Other changes (i) allow an applicant to submit any onsite or offsite proffer that the applicant deems reasonable and appropriate, as conclusively evidenced by the signed proffers, and (ii) state that nothing in the bill shall be deemed or interpreted to prohibit communications between an applicant or owner and the locality or to prohibit presentation, analysis, or discussion of the potential impacts of new residential development or other new residential use on the locality's public facilities. The provisions of the bill are effective as to any application for a rezoning filed on or after July 1, 2019, or for a proffer condition amendment amending a rezoning that was filed on or after July 1, 2019, or to certain other pending applications. The bill also provides that an applicant with a pending rezoning application for a rezoning or proffer condition amendment that was filed prior to July 1, 2016, may continue to proceed under the law as it existed prior to that date, and an applicant with a pending rezoning application filed on or after July 1, 2016, but before July 1, 2019, or proffer condition amendment application amending a rezoning for which the application was filed on or after July 1, 2016, but before July 1, 2019, may continue to proceed under the law as it existed during that period. This bill is identical to

Version chain

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

  1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0245) (committee substitute) — source
  2. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted (committee substitute) — source
  3. House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2342ER) (committee substitute) — source
  4. House: Committee substitute printed 19104992D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104303D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Local Government — 111 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate — 2810 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 61 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute — 182 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed House — 907 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr. — primary (person)
  • John J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2019-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104303D introduction
  • 2019-01-08 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns referral-committee
  • 2019-01-14 Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
  • 2019-01-22 Read first time reading-1
  • 2019-01-23 Read second time reading-2
  • 2019-01-23 Committee substitute agreed to 19104992D-H1
  • 2019-01-23 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2342H1
  • 2019-01-24 Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2019-01-25 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2019-01-25 Referred to Committee on Local Government referral-committee
  • 2019-02-15 Read third time reading-3
  • 2019-02-20 Enrolled
  • 2019-02-20 Signed by Speaker
  • 2019-02-20 Signed by President
  • 2019-02-27 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
  • 2019-02-27 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 2019-03-05 Approved by Governor-Chapter 245 (effective - see bill) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ffd0df36-2779-46b9-8cb3-c130736295c1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).