Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; home-based businesses.
Summary
Provides that if a development is located in a locality classifying home-based child care services as an accessory or ancillary residential use under the locality's zoning ordinance, the provision of home-based child care services in a personal residence shall be deemed a residential use unless (i) expressly prohibited or restricted by the declaration or (ii) restricted by the association's bylaws or rules. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 2, 2019
Signed Feb 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 17, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 6, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Feb 13, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 2 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 6, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0)
senate
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-0)
house of delegates
Jan 14, 2019
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 2, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101162D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Joseph C. Lindsey
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
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