HB 1659 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund.

Summary

Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. Authorizes a locality by ordinance to create a local Foundation and Soil Management Fund consisting of appropriated local moneys for the purpose of granting funds to an owner of private property or a common interest community for foundation management and soil settlement repairs and prevention on previously developed lands.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill has been formally enacted into law as Chapter 123 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with the only modifications being formatting adjustments and the addition of official approval dates and chapter numbering.

Scope change

No substantive change to scope or applicability

TECHNICAL

Added official chapter number (Chapter 123), approval date (March 19, 2025), and formatting adjustments typical of enacted legislation. No substantive policy changes.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 11, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 19, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 123 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1659ER)

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N)

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors