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- HB 4 Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns.
- HB 5 Town of Leesburg Parking Authority; created.
- HB 54 Falls Church, City of; amending charter, qualifications of members of boards and commissions.
- HB 59 Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Act; Planning Districts 13 and 14.
- HB 61 Enterprise zones; renewal periods.
- HB 91 Smithfield, Town of; amending charter, municipal elections, repealing outdated provisions.
- HB 128 Door-to-door vendors; local regulation, political parties exempted.
- HB 136 Staunton, City of; City allowed to reduce or waive utility connection fees in certain areas.
- HB 147 Terrorism hoax incident, etc.; reimbursement of expenses incurred to localities.
- HB 170 Trees; conservation during land development process.
- HB 208 Comprehensive plan; locality may consider adopting a healthy communities strategy.
- HB 227 Colonial Heights, City of; amending charter, relating to duties of city manager, etc.
- HB 229 Legal notices; locality to advertise on their website.
- HB 235 Persons occupying street for commercial use; civil penalty.
- HB 236 Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, expansion of board of equalization.
- HB 281 Child day programs; use of office buildings, waiver of zoning requirements.
- HB 293 Disposal of unclaimed property in possession of sheriff or police; notice of public display and sale
- HB 301 Proper maintenance of property; adds violation of one or more local ordinances to existing prov.
- HB 331 Richmond, City of; amending charter, extensive updates, removing outdated provisions.
- HB 334 Boiler and pressure vessel operators; certification by localities.
- HB 337 Siting of data centers; impacts on resources and historically significant sites.
- HB 338 Siting of data centers; locality may perform site assessment before approval.
- HB 344 Private waste companies; displacement.
- HB 364 Local government; water-filled fire sprinkler systems.
- HB 376 New Market, Town of; new charter (previous charter repealed).
- HB 377 Zoning; traffic impact statements.
- HB 378 Developer performance guarantees; clarifies existing provisions related to periodic partial release.
- HB 405 Electric vehicle charging facilities; infrastructure necessary to support installation.
- HB 410 Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, transition of city council.
- HB 415 Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, expansion of board of equalization.
- HB 416 Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, transition of city council.
- HB 443 Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, etc.
- HB 456 City council salaries; permitted salaries.
- HB 459 Trees; conservation during land development process in certain localities.
- HB 460 Cumberland's Airport Commission; establishes a new charter, repeals current charter.
- HB 467 Real estate contract disclosures, certain; establishment by localities prohibited.
- HB 476 Vacant buildings; registration.
- HB 478 Community revitalization fund; expanding use for all localities.
- HB 529 Trees; conservation and replacement during development process.
- HB 534 Trees; Town of Vienna allowed to require subdivision/development provide for preservation, etc.
- HB 539 Developer performance guarantees; periodic partial or final release of a bond, escrow, etc.
- HB 567 Electric vehicle charging stations; requirement for certain developments.
- HB 581 Human trafficking; attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish multidisciplinary response teams.
- HB 585 Home-based firearms dealers; prohibited near schools, penalties.
- HB 619 Military centered community zones; localities may establish, by ordinance, one or more zones.
- HB 634 Residential dwelling units; rentals for 30 consecutive days or longer.
- HB 636 Siting of energy facilities; approval by the State Corporation Commission.
- HB 644 Gas-powered leaf blowers; local prohibition or regulation, civil penalty.
- HB 646 Zoning; certified recovery residence.
- HB 650 Zoning; solar photovoltaic and energy storage projects.
- HB 655 Local fiscal distress; determination by Auditor of Public Accounts, state intervention.
- HB 672 Assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth; Compensation Board to provide for every county and city.
- HB 682 Bristol, City of; amending charter, increases voting precincts.
- HB 683 Zoning appeals, board of; appeal to general district court.
- HB 710 Local officials; travel expenses to be paid from public funds that are anticipated to exceed $2,500.
- HB 721 Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty.
- HB 725 Local government; powers, conveyance of real property, public hearing requirement.
- HB 755 Industrial and commercial areas; civil penalties for certain local property violations.
- HB 867 Local government employees; expression of certain opinions protected.
- HB 878 Affordable housing; purchase of development rights.
- HB 900 Zoning; developmental and use of accessory dwelling units.
- HB 914 Local historic district; locality that establishes district may provide tax incentive.
- HB 930 Zoning ordinances; adequate public facilities.
- HB 947 Local government; regulation by ordinance for locations of tobacco products, etc.
- HB 950 Uniform Statewide Building Code; temporarily prohibit modifications to Code.
- HB 952 C-PACE loans; removes an exclusion for residential dwellings and condominiums.
- HB 953 Local Environmental Impact Fund; localities to create a permanent and perpetual fund.
- HB 1010 Data centers; sitings near parks, schools, and residential areas.
- HB 1011 Land use proceedings; disclosure, statewide application.
- HB 1028 Affordable housing; assisted living facilities.
- HB 1034 Zoning ordinance; civil penalties for violations.
- HB 1054 Vegetative growth on certain property; maintenance.
- HB 1070 Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers.
- HB 1093 Unfunded mandates; delay of implementation.
- HB 1100 Trees; Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia), conservation during land development process.
- HB 1119 Local government powers; regulation of tobacco, nicotine, and hemp product retail sale locations.
- HB 1122 Affordable housing; City of Richmond has authority to provide.
- HB 1127 Pulaski, Town of; amending charter, municipal elections.
- HB 1197 Planning districts; King George County.
- HB 1208 Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, aligning dates for nomination of candidates.
- HB 1211 Tax assessment districts; establishes, petition by parcel owners.
- HB 1225 County manager plan of government; broadens powers available to counties.
- HB 1236 Local government actions related to comprehensive plans, etc.; approval process.
- HB 1302 Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
- HB 1304 Elections; required voting districts in certain cities.
- HB 1310 Zoning; enhanced civil penalties for violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses.
- HB 1356 Local planning commission; action on proposed plats, site plans, and development plans.
- HB 1367 First Responder and Veteran Passport; established, discounted entry and parking.
- HB 1395 Historic preservation; filing of a historic designation application.
- HB 1410 Russell County Industrial Development Authority; appointments.
- HB 1415 Historic structures; civil penalty for demolition.
- HB 1442 Rocky Mount, Town of; amending charter, municipal elections.
- HB 1459 Zoning ordinances; amendments or special exceptions to ordinances.
- HB 1486 Vacant buildings; registration.
- HB 1488 Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, etc.
- HB 1501 Cash proffers; development rights.
- HB 1511 Martinsville, City of; amending charter, granting of town status.
- HB 1512 Martinsville, City of; amending charter, notice of special meetings to council members.
- HB 1522 Assisted living facilities and group homes; location in localities.
- HB 1533 Mines and mineral mines; local zoning regulations in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia).
- HB 1544 Southside Regional Recreation Authority; changes name to Southside Regional Recreation Authority.
- SB 9 Orange County; authorization to establish department of real estate assessment, etc.
- SB 17 Motor sports facilities; local incentives.
- SB 48 Vacant buildings; registration.
- SB 49 Community revitalization fund; expanding use for all localities.
- SB 106 Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, aligning dates for nomination of candidates.
- SB 112 Colonial Heights, City of; amending charter, relating to duties of city manager, etc.
- SB 121 Trees; conservation during land development process in certain localities.
- SB 134 Economic Development Authority; bd. of supervisors of Craig Co. to appoint one member to Authority.
- SB 171 Zoning; enhanced civil penalties for violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses.
- SB 189 Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, transition of city council.
- SB 262 Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, expansion of board of equalization.
- SB 296 Local planning commission; action on proposed plats, site plans, and development plans.
- SB 304 Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units.
- SB 308 Residential dwelling units; rentals for 30 consecutive days or longer.
- SB 309 Smithfield, Town of; amending charter, municipal elections, repealing outdated provisions.
- SB 316 Trees; Town of Vienna allowed to require subdivision/development provide for preservation, etc.
- SB 343 Military centered community zones; localities may establish, by ordinance, one or more zones.
- SB 354 Real estate contract disclosures, certain; establishment by localities prohibited.
- SB 375 New Market, Town of; new charter (previous charter repealed).
- SB 413 Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, etc.
- SB 475 Pulaski, Town of; amending charter, municipal elections.
- SB 544 Short-term rental property; locality's ability to prohibit use of accessory dwelling unit.
- SB 549 Travel expenses; local officials.
- SB 595 Comprehensive plan; locality may consider adopting a healthy communities strategy.
- SB 618 Bristol, City of; amending charter, increases voting precincts.
- SB 641 Boiler and pressure vessel operators; certification by localities.
- SB 645 Local fiscal distress; determination by Auditor of Public Accounts, state intervention.
- SB 679 Enterprise zones; extension.
- SB 691 Craigsville, Town of; conveyance of certain property from Department of Corrections to the Town.
- SB 697 Solar and energy facilities; local regulation.
- SB 727 Russell County Industrial Development Authority; appointments.