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| Bill | Zoning; civil penalties for certain repeat violations in Planning District 23 (Hampton Roads). | Civil penalties for certain repeat zoning violations in Planning District 23; appeals. Provides an enhanced level of civil penalties in Planning District 23 (Hampton Roads) for repeat violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses, defined in the bill. The bill also clarifies (i) that when a board of zoning appeals hears appeals from the decision of an administrative officer and alters the statutorily required order of evidence, it is a reversible error if the appellant lodges an objection and the board subsequently refuses to reorder the hearing and (ii) that the required statement of a right to appeal an administrative officer's decision must be sent to the aggrieved person by certified mail with proof of delivery. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | SB 992 | Virginia SB 992 (2025) |
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Virginia SB 992 (2025) — Zoning; civil penalties for certain repeat violations in Planning District 23 (Hampton Roads).
Civil penalties for certain repeat zoning violations in Planning District 23; appeals. Provides an enhanced level of civil penalties in Planning District 23 (Hampton Roads) for repeat violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses, defined in the bill. The bill also clarifies (i) that when a board of zoning appeals hears appeals from the decision of an administrative officer and alters the statutorily required order of evidence, it is a reversible error if the appellant lodges an objection and the board subsequently refuses to reorder the hearing and (ii) that the required statement of a right to appeal an administrative officer's decision must be sent to the aggrieved person by certified mail with proof of delivery.
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
- House Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- House Amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N 1-A) — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Angelia Williams Graves — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102414D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-07 Referred to Committee on Local Government
referral-committee - 2025-01-13 Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2025-01-14 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-14 Rules suspended
- 2025-01-14 Passed by for the day
- 2025-01-15 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-01-15 Engrossed by Senate
- 2025-01-16 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 - 2025-02-06 Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
referral-committee - 2025-02-13 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-14 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (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 Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment agreed to
amendment-passage - 2025-02-19 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2025-02-19 Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-20 House Amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
amendment-passage - 2025-03-07 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB992ER)
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, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 512 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0512)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a8705ede-8dbb-470a-b815-c160ffa8e054. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).