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2024 SESSION

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SB 597 Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority, comprehensive plan.

Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

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. This bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103099D  pdf
• 02/09/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24103099D-E  pdf
• 02/27/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24107942D-H1  pdf
• 03/25/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB597ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate amendments
• Conference amendments
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/10/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103099D
• 01/10/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/31/24  Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/24  Senate: Rereferred to Local Government
• 02/08/24  Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/24  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/09/24  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/09/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB597E
• 02/09/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24103099D-E
• 02/12/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 02/15/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/24  House: Read first time
• 02/15/24  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/19/24  House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
• 02/22/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24107942D-H1
• 02/29/24  House: Read second time
• 03/01/24  House: Read third time
• 03/01/24  House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107942D-H1
• 03/01/24  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB597H1
• 03/01/24  House: Passed House with substitute (52-Y 52-N)
• 03/01/24  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/24  Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
• 03/06/24  House: House insisted on substitute
• 03/06/24  House: House requested conference committee
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/24  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senators: McPike, Subramanyam, Hackworth
• 03/07/24  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/07/24  House: Delegates: Krizek, Cole, Coyner
• 03/08/24  House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 48-N)
• 03/08/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 48-N)
• 03/08/24  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 03/08/24  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)
• 03/25/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/25/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB597ER)
• 03/25/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/27/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
• 03/27/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 04/17/24  Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto