Virginia · Senate Bill 430 · 2025 Regular Session

Residential development in certain areas; affordable housing.

SB 430 Sponsored by Schuyler T. VanValkenburg Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House of Delegates  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Residential development in certain areas; affordable housing. Provides that any type of residential use that is permitted in a locality shall be considered a conforming residential use on any parcel other than parcels zoned for (i) agriculture, (ii) conservation, or (iii) a different residential use. The bill states that no local ordinance shall require that a special exception, special use, or conditional use…

Read the full title (132 words)

Residential development in certain areas; affordable housing. Provides that any type of residential use that is permitted in a locality shall be considered a conforming residential use on any parcel other than parcels zoned for (i) agriculture, (ii) conservation, or (iii) a different residential use. The bill states that no local ordinance shall require that a special exception, special use, or conditional use permit be obtained for a conforming residential use and that rights under existing zoning shall be considered vested pursuant to existing vesting provisions. The bill further provides that any residential development pursuant to the authority granted in the bill shall dedicate a minimum of 10 percent of the total number of housing units to housing affordable to households making at or below 120 percent of the area median income.

Every action

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

  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104605D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Local Government · Senate Local Government
  3. CommitteeContinued to 2025 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) · Senate Local Government
  4. CommitteeLeft in Local Government · Senate Local Government

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.