Comprehensive plan; public hearing.
Summary
Comprehensive plan; substantial accord; parks. Clarifies provisions related to whether certain public facilities are substantially in accord with the adopted comprehensive plan by adding parks to the types of public uses that may, with certain types of land use applications, be excepted from the requirement for submittal to and approval by the planning commission or the governing body for the purpose of determining substantial accord.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 1, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Apr 7, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 181 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB648H1
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106527D-H1
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103147D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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