SB 701 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Vested rights; building permits.

Summary
Vested rights; building permits. Provides that if a locality has issued a building permit, despite nonconformance with the zoning ordinance, and a property owner, relying in good faith on the issuance of the building permit, incurs extensive obligations or substantial expenses in diligent pursuit of a building project that is in conformance with the building permit and the Uniform Statewide Building Code, the locality shall not treat such building as an illegal use but rather as a legal nonconforming use. Current law requires that such project be completed and a certificate of occupancy issued in order to receive such protection.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2024

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2024
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 605 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB701ER)
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB701E
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator French agreed to
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Amended
Committee amendment rejected
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24104047D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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