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| Bill | Subdivision ordinance; shortens timeframe for local approvals. | Subdivision ordinance; local approvals; report. Shortens the timeframes for various local government approvals of subdivision plats and site plans. Additionally, the bill calls on the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group consisting of various stakeholders to review existing provisions related to the submission, review, and approval of subdivision plats and site plans. The work group shall develop recommendations to (i) organize procedural steps in a clear, logical, and sequential order to enhance ease of reference; (ii) clarify the processes, requirements, and timelines applicable to each type of plat or plan; (iii) standardize terminology to ensure consistency, reduce ambiguity, and minimize misinterpretation; and (iv) identify and eliminate redundant or duplicative provisions to streamline the Code and improve its usability and shall submit a report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2025. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | HB 2660 | Virginia HB 2660 (2025) |
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Virginia HB 2660 (2025) — Subdivision ordinance; shortens timeframe for local approvals.
Subdivision ordinance; local approvals; report. Shortens the timeframes for various local government approvals of subdivision plats and site plans. Additionally, the bill calls on the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group consisting of various stakeholders to review existing provisions related to the submission, review, and approval of subdivision plats and site plans. The work group shall develop recommendations to (i) organize procedural steps in a clear, logical, and sequential order to enhance ease of reference; (ii) clarify the processes, requirements, and timelines applicable to each type of plat or plan; (iii) standardize terminology to ensure consistency, reduce ambiguity, and minimize misinterpretation; and (iv) identify and eliminate redundant or duplicative provisions to streamline the Code and improve its usability and shall submit a report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2025.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Counties, Cities and Towns Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N) — 97–1 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) — 21–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
- David Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
- Paul V. Milde — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-15 Presented and ordered printed 25104595D
introduction - 2025-01-15 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee - 2025-01-20 Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
referral-committee - 2025-01-30 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-31 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-02 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-03 Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment agreed to
amendment-passage - 2025-02-03 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2025-02-03 Printed as engrossed 25104595D-E
- 2025-02-04 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee on Local Government
referral-committee - 2025-02-10 Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-11 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-11 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-12 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-12 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-17 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-17 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2660ER)
passage - 2025-02-17 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-20 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-03 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2025-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-19 Approved by Governor-Chapter 100 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-19 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0100)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/00745c4b-73d4-432b-a80b-6a576b806e00. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).