SB 1263 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Water and sewer connection fees; new residential development.

Summary

Water and sewer connection fees; new residential development. Allows a locality to provide for the full or partial reimbursement of water and sewer connection fees, capital recovery charges, and availability fees remitted by an applicant in connection with any new residential development.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Sub-Topics: Property Development

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill converts SB 1263 from an enrolled legislative bill into a chaptered act, making it officially part of Virginia law. The substantive text of the water and sewer fee statute (§ 15.2-2119) remains unchanged, with only formatting and layout adjustments applied to reflect its official publication as Chapter 586 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the content remains identical to the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout adjustments were made to convert the bill from an enrolled draft to an officially published chaptered act, including adding chapter number, approval date, and page numbering.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Jan 29, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 2

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 586 (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

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1263ER)

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor