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Bill Planning; definition of subdivision, boundary line agreement. Planning; subdivision of land and zoning. Changes the definition of "subdivision" to provide that it does not preclude different owners of adjacent parcels from entering into a valid and enforceable boundary line agreement with one another so long as such agreement is only used to resolve a bona fide property line dispute, the boundary adjustment does not move by more than 250 feet from the center of the current platted line or alter either parcel's resultant acreage by more than five percent of the smaller parcel size, and such agreement does not create an additional lot, alter the existing boundary lines of localities, result in greater street frontage, or interfere with a recorded easement, and such agreement shall not result in any nonconformity with local ordinances and health department regulations. The bill also provides that for any property affected by this definition, any division of land subject to a partition suit by virtue of order or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction shall take precedence over the requirements of certain existing subdivision provisions and the minimum lot area, width, or frontage requirements in the zoning ordinance so long as the lot or parcel resulting from such order or decree does not vary from minimum lot area, width, or frontage requirements by more than 20 percent. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 HB 1088 Virginia HB 1088 (2022)
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Virginia HB 1088 (2022) — Planning; definition of subdivision, boundary line agreement.

Planning; subdivision of land and zoning. Changes the definition of "subdivision" to provide that it does not preclude different owners of adjacent parcels from entering into a valid and enforceable boundary line agreement with one another so long as such agreement is only used to resolve a bona fide property line dispute, the boundary adjustment does not move by more than 250 feet from the center of the current platted line or alter either parcel's resultant acreage by more than five percent of the smaller parcel size, and such agreement does not create an additional lot, alter the existing boundary lines of localities, result in greater street frontage, or interfere with a recorded easement, and such agreement shall not result in any nonconformity with local ordinances and health department regulations. The bill also provides that for any property affected by this definition, any division of land subject to a partition suit by virtue of order or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction shall take precedence over the requirements of certain existing subdivision provisions and the minimum lot area, width, or frontage requirements in the zoning ordinance so long as the lot or parcel resulting from such order or decree does not vary from minimum lot area, width, or frontage requirements by more than 20 percent.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0271 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB1088ER (committee substitute) — source
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103287D (committee substitute) — source
  4. Printed as engrossed 22103287D-E (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N) — 90 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 1-N) — 971 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • James A. "Jay" Leftwich — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103287D introduction
  • 2022-01-12 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns referral-committee
  • 2022-01-24 Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
  • 2022-01-27 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-10 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-10 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-11 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-11 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-13 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-14 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-14 Committee amendments agreed to
  • 2022-02-14 Engrossed by House as amended HB1088E
  • 2022-02-14 Printed as engrossed 22103287D-E
  • 2022-02-15 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-15 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2022-02-16 Referred to Committee on Local Government referral-committee
  • 2022-02-28 Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-28 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-03-01 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-02 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-03-02 Passed by temporarily
  • 2022-03-02 Reading of amendments waived
  • 2022-03-02 Committee amendments agreed to
  • 2022-03-02 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 2022-03-02 Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-03-04 Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
  • 2022-03-04 VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 1-N)
  • 2022-03-09 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-09 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-10 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
  • 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 271 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/136014b8-5d22-4fd9-a347-b43fa3b03ba6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).