JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No. 597, report as follows:

We recommend that the House Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (24107942D) be accepted with the following amendments to resolve the matters under disagreement:

1. Line 36, House Substitute, after tools

strike

the remainder of line 36

2. Line 43, House Substitute, after and

insert

prior to

3. Line 44, House Substitute, after from

strike

citizens

insert

residents

4. Line 46, House Substitute, after design professionals,

insert

representatives of low-income and moderate-income households,

5. Line 47, House Substitute, after professionals.

insert

The advisory committee shall assess the effectiveness and feasibility of any incentives or other measures necessary for economic viability and the development of maximum affordable units. In conducting this assessment, a locality may consult with a planning district commission of which it is a member, pursuant to subsection B of § 15.2-4207.

6. Line 48, House Substitute, after 2.

insert

That the provisions of this act shall not apply to any local ordinance adopted prior to January 1, 2024.

3. 

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Jeremy S. McPike

Senator Suhas Subramanyam

Senator T. Travis Hackworth

Conferees on the part of the Senate

Delegate Paul E. Krizek

Delegate Joshua G. Cole

Delegate Carrie E. Coyner

Conferees on the part of the House