HB 796 Virginia House of Delegates · 2018 Regular Session

Zoning; modification, etc., to property for persons with disabilities, board of zoning appeals.

Summary
Requires a locality to give consideration to the need for reasonable modifications to requirements that are necessary to accommodate persons with disabilities when preparing a zoning ordinance. The bill also alters the standard by which a variance shall be granted by adding the phrases "including the safe and easy use thereof" in regard to property and "or would accommodate persons with disabilities as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act."
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Last action Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Mar 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB796S1
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107745D-S1
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB796E
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104544D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
VA
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