Urban development areas; makes designation optional rather than mandatory for all localities. (HB869)

Introduced By

Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. John A. Cox (R-Ashland), Del. Peter Farrell (R-Henrico), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas), Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Urban development areas.  Makes designation of urban development areas optional for all localities. Currently urban development areas are mandatory for many higher growth localities. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2012Committee
01/11/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101375D
01/11/2012Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/17/2012Assigned CC & T sub: #2
02/02/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
02/03/2012Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2012Read first time
02/07/2012Read second time and engrossed
02/08/2012Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N)
02/08/2012VOTE: PASSAGE (74-Y 24-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2012Constitutional reading dispensed
02/09/2012Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/28/2012Reported from Local Government (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2012Read third time
03/02/2012Passed Senate (27-Y 11-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2012Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2012Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2012Enrolled
03/08/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB869ER)
03/08/2012Signed by Speaker
03/09/2012Signed by President
04/04/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 518 (effective 7/1/12)
04/04/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0518)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 2 minutes.