HB 2503 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia coordinate systems; updates several references in Code.

Summary

Virginia coordinate systems; federal updates. Updates several references in Code to the Virginia Coordinate System of 2022 and aligns state law with federal changes with respect to measurement standards. The bill replaces the U.S. survey foot with the international foot. The provisions of the bill become effective upon the official release by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Geodetic Survey of the State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 and certification in writing to the Virginia Code Commission that such contingency has been met. This bill is identical to SB 1173.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill updates Virginia's coordinate systems to include a new 2022 system alongside the existing 1927 and 1983 systems, aligning state surveying standards with federal geodetic updates. The changes primarily affect technical specifications for land descriptions, mining maps, and surveying practices without altering substantive policy requirements or eligibility criteria.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Virginia coordinate systems and mining mapping requirements, with no change in applicability to counties, cities, or industries.

TECHNICAL

Added the Virginia Coordinate System of 2022 as an official state coordinate system alongside the 1927 and 1983 systems

Updated mining map requirements to allow submission on the new 2022 coordinate system instead of only the 1983 system

Revised conversion factor specifications for coordinate system updates from meters to feet

TIMELINE

Added contingency language for effective date tied to federal release of the State Plane Coordinate System of 2022

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 18, 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

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 19, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 91 (Effective - see bill)

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2503ER)

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Transportation (10-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

General Laws Amendment agreed to

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Introduced

Introduced bill reprinted 25100655D

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors