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.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Last action Feb 18, 2025
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Introduced
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Local Government Substitute
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MODERATE
The bill was amended from its original introduction to a substitute version by the Senate Committee on Local Government. The primary substantive change is that the bill now also amends and reenacts § 15.2-2223 (Comprehensive Plan) in addition to adding the new ADU section, expanding its scope beyond just zoning to include comprehensive planning requirements. The bill's effective date remains July 1, 2026, and the core ADU provisions (permit fees, requirements, and restrictions) appear largely unchanged in substance.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include amendments to the comprehensive planning statute (§ 15.2-2223), not just the addition of a new ADU section.
SCOPE
The bill now amends and reenacts § 15.2-2223 (Comprehensive Plan) in addition to adding § 15.2-2292.3, expanding the bill's legislative scope beyond just accessory dwelling units to include comprehensive planning updates.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated from 'relating to zoning' to 'relating to comprehensive plan; zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units' to reflect the expanded scope.
The bill's introduction language changed from 'A BILL to amend' to 'A BILL to amend and reenact' to reflect the amendment of an existing section.
Multiple blank lines and formatting changes were added throughout the document, likely due to committee markup and formatting standards.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Jan 14, 2025
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house of delegates
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Amended
Local Government Amendments rejected
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to Local Government
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with amendments (6-Y 5-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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