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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  4. Counties, Cities and Towns Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  5. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N) — 971 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) — 211 (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).