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2023 SESSION
SB 1151 Local government; standardization of public notice requirement for certain intended actions, report.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain intended actions and hearings; report. Standardizes the frequency and length of time that notices of certain meetings, hearings, and other intended actions of localities must be published in newspapers and other print media. The notice provisions included in the bill are organized into the following three groups: (i) publication required one week before the meeting, hearing, or intended action; (ii) publication required two consecutive weeks before the meeting, hearing, or intended action; and (iii) publication required three consecutive weeks before the meeting, hearing, or intended action. In addition, the bill amends provisions related to the content of notices for zoning ordinances and amendments to such ordinances by removing the requirement that such notices contain a descriptive summary of the proposed action and providing that such notices shall include the street address or tax map parcel number of the parcels subject to the action. In cases where the intended action affects more than 25 parcels, the notice must also include the approximate acreage subject to the intended action. The bill also removes the requirement that notices of proposed amendments to a zoning map state the general usage and density range of the proposed amendment and the general usage density set forth in the applicable part of the comprehensive plan. The bill directs the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group to continue review of the notice requirements throughout the Code of Virginia and requires the Virginia Code Commission to submit a report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology summarizing the work and any recommendations of the work group by November 1, 2023.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100325D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23100325D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1151ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100325D
- 01/10/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/23/23 Senate: Reported from Local Government (11-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 01/24/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/23 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/25/23 Senate: Amendments by Senator Edwards agreed to
- 01/25/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1151E
- 01/25/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23100325D-E
- 01/26/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/23 House: Read first time
- 02/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/09/23 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 House: Read second time
- 02/14/23 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/23 House: Read third time
- 02/15/23 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/15/23 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/15/23 House: Passed House with amendments (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/23 House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/23 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1151ER)
- 02/22/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/24/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 506 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/24/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)