SB 1313 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority, comprehensive plan.

Summary

Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority; comprehensive plan. Authorizes any locality in the Commonwealth to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program by amending the zoning ordinance of such locality. Current law restricts such authorization to counties with an urban county executive form of government or county manager plan of government and certain other localities. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Vetoed

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 20, 2025

MINOR

The bill text changed from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, primarily adding official formatting, page numbers, and approval markings. The substantive policy content regarding affordable housing ordinances, eligibility criteria, and implementation requirements remained unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and official status markings were added.

TECHNICAL

Added official formatting elements including page numbers, chapter headings, and approval markings typical of enrolled legislation

Changed session header from 'INTRODUCED' to 'ENROLLED' indicating final legislative approval

POLICY

All substantive policy provisions regarding affordable housing ordinances, advisory committees, and implementation timelines remained identical

Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Jan 21, 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

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

Senate sustained Governor's veto

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

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 (SB1313ER)

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (50-Y 47-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-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 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate quorum present

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (8-Y 6-N 1-A)

upper

Jan 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors