Counties, cities, and towns; comprehensive plan may include tiny homes or accessory dwelling units.
Summary
Local comprehensive plan; tiny homes; accessory dwelling units. Clarifies that the comprehensive plan prepared by a local planning commission and adopted by a local governing body may include the use of tiny homes and accessory dwelling units, defined in the bill, as part of any residential development and use designated within such plan. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill incorporates HB 1832.
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 8, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Local Government Substitute
→
Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally adopted and chaptered as Chapter 570 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly, converting it from a Senate substitute version to official enacted law. The substantive policy content of the comprehensive planning requirements remains unchanged, including definitions for tiny homes and accessory dwelling units, transportation planning mandates, and affordable housing considerations.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the formal legislative status changed from a substitute version to enacted law.
TECHNICAL
Changed document status from 'Senate Substitute' to 'Chaptered' official law with approval date of March 24, 2025
Removed Senate amendment metadata and added official chapter designation (Chapter 570) and approval date
POLICY
All substantive policy provisions regarding comprehensive planning, transportation plans, tiny home definitions, and affordable housing requirements remain identical to the previous version
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 570 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2533ER)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 13-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Briana Sewell
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Thomas
DDemocratic
Co
Shelly Simonds
DDemocratic
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