Virginia · Senate Bill 1313 · 2025 Regular Session

Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority, comprehensive plan.

SB 1313 Sponsored by Jeremy S. McPike Vetoed

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 9, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 23, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 12, 2025
  5. To the governor Feb 20, 2025
  6. Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

Every action

29 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 21 earlier steps
  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102498D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Local Government · Senate Local Government
  3. CommitteeReported from Local Government (8-Y 6-N 1-A) · Senate Local Government8–6 vote
  4. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  5. SenateRules suspended
  6. SenatePassed by for the day
  7. SenateRead second time and engrossed
  8. SenateRead third time and passed Senate quorum present
  9. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  10. House of DelegatesRead first time
  11. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns
  12. CommitteeAssigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2 · House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns: Subcommittee 2
  13. CommitteePlaced on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda · House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns
  14. CommitteeSubcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) · House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns: Subcommittee 26–2 vote
  15. CommitteePlaced on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda · House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns
  16. CommitteeReported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N) · House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns12–9 vote
  17. House of DelegatesRead second time
  18. House of DelegatesRead third time
  19. House of DelegatesPassed House (50-Y 47-N)50–47 vote
  20. SenateEnrolled
  21. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1313ER)
  1. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  2. SenateSigned by President
  3. SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
  4. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  5. SenateGovernor's Veto Received by Senate
  6. GovernorVetoed by Governor
  7. SenatePassed by for the day
  8. SenateSenate sustained Governor's veto

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

40–0
Jan 21, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Passed House (50-Y 47-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 50–47
Feb 12, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 50 No 47 Not voting 3
Party not listed: 6 yes, 16 no Democrats: 44 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 31 no
How each member voted

Yes · 50

No · 47

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 20, 2025 Senate Local Government Reported from Local Government (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
Members

Yes · 8

No · 6

Not voting · 1

 Passed 8–6
Feb 6, 2025 House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns: Subcommittee 2 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
Members

Yes · 6

No · 2

Not voting · 1

 6–2
Feb 7, 2025 House of Delegates Counties, Cities and Towns Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N)
Members

Yes · 12

No · 9

Not voting · 1

 Passed 12–9

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.