republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2019/hb-1913.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Subdivision ordinance; sidewalks."
description: "Allows any locality to include provisions in its subdivision ordinance requiring that where a lot being subdivided or developed fronts on an existing street and the provision of a sidewalk, the need for which is substantially generated and reasonably required by the proposed development, is in accordance with the locality's adopted comprehensive plan, the locality may require the dedication of land for, and construction of, a sidewalk on the property being subdivided or developed. This bill is identical to"
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 1913"
citation: "Virginia HB 1913 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Cities and Towns"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David L. Bulova"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2019-01-04"
last_action: "2019-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67b64358-ba1c-4e55-aa56-340fd77b8daf"
source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1913"
source_hash: "5b31f9973c01060bc96332cbdb5c4b9697ff93ac54a47e2e9897108c09d21eaa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1913 (2019) — Subdivision ordinance; sidewalks.

Allows any locality to include provisions in its subdivision ordinance requiring that where a lot being subdivided or developed fronts on an existing street and the provision of a sidewalk, the need for which is substantially generated and reasonably required by the proposed development, is in accordance with the locality's adopted comprehensive plan, the locality may require the dedication of land for, and construction of, a sidewalk on the property being subdivided or developed. 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 (CHAP0461)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0461)
2. **House amendments adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+amd+HB1913AH)
3. **House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/subcommitteeaction.aspx?ses=191&bil=HB1913)
4. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1913ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1913ER)
5. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103330D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1913)
6. **House: Printed as engrossed 19103330D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1913E)
7. **Senate: Floor substitute printed 19107239D-S1 (Peake)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1913S1)

## Votes

- Conference report agreed to by House — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Local Government — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate substitute rejected by House 19107239D-S1 — **0–99** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate — **33–7** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate insisted on substitute — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David L. Bulova — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-04** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103330D `introduction`
- **2019-01-04** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-14** Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2019-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-01-30** Committee amendment agreed to
- **2019-01-30** Engrossed by House as amended HB1913E
- **2019-01-30** Printed as engrossed 19103330D-E
- **2019-01-31** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2019-02-01** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2019-02-15** Floor substitute printed 19107239D-S1 (Peake)
- **2019-02-15** Reading of substitute waived
- **2019-02-15** Substitute by Senator Peake agreed to 19107239D-S1
- **2019-02-15** Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1913S1
- **2019-02-19** Placed on Calendar
- **2019-02-19** Senate substitute rejected by House 19107239D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
- **2019-02-20** Senate requested conference committee
- **2019-02-21** House acceded to request
- **2019-02-21** Conferees appointed by House
- **2019-02-21** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2019-02-23** Amended by conference committee
- **2019-02-23** Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- **2019-03-07** Enrolled
- **2019-03-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-09** Signed by President
- **2019-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
- **2019-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- **2019-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 461 (effective 7/1/19) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67b64358-ba1c-4e55-aa56-340fd77b8daf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).