SB 993 — Local planning commissions; proposed plats.
Last action — Signed by President
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2018. Enacted.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Prohibits a local planning commission from delaying the official submission of any proposed plat, site plan, or plan of development by requiring presubmission conferences, meetings, or reviews. The bill eliminates exemptions (i) for deficiencies caused by changes, errors, or omissions occurring in the applicant's plat, site plan, or plan of development filings after the initial submission of such plat, site plan, or plan of development and (ii) from the review and approval of construction plans.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
24 added · 25 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Bill SB 993 clarifies the responsibilities of local planning commissions in reviewing proposed plats. It emphasizes that commissions must identify all reasons for disapproval and not just previous deficiencies, allowing them to consider new issues that arise during resubmissions. This change is significant because it aims to streamline the approval process, ensuring that local agents respond more swiftly to approved plats, ultimately facilitating development projects more efficiently.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18106865DVIRGINIA SENATEACTS BILLOF NO.ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-2259 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local planning commissions;
993 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Local Government on February 6, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Reeves) A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2259 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local planning commissions;
[S 993] Approved Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
View plain text versions (3)
- Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB993ER) View text Current html March 05, 2018
- Committee Substitute Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106865D-S1 html February 06, 2018
- Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18105308D View text html January 24, 2018
Action History
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Enrolled
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Passed House (95-Y 4-N)
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Read third time
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Read second time
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Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
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Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Passed by temporarily
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB993S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 18106865D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read second time
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Referred to Committee on Local Government
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Presented and ordered printed 18105308D
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Unanimous consent to introduce
Sponsors
- Bryce E. Reeves · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 4% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 993 do?
- Prohibits a local planning commission from delaying the official submission of any proposed plat, site plan, or plan of development by requiring presubmission conferences, meetings, or reviews. The bill eliminates exemptions (i) for deficiencies caused by changes, errors, or omissions occurring in the applicant's plat, site plan, or plan of development filings after the initial submission of such plat, site plan, or plan of development and (ii) from the review and approval of construction plans.
- Who sponsors SB 993?
- SB 993 is sponsored by Bryce E. Reeves.
- What is the current status of SB 993?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2018. Enacted.
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