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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1996: Planning and zoning; second public hearing notice.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1996 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Planning and zoning; second public hearing notice. Primary sponsor: Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0052).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Planning and zoning; public notice. Requires the second public hearing notice that a planning commission publishes for certain planning and zoning actions to be published no less than five days before the date of the meeting. Current law requires such notice to be published no less than seven days before the date of the meeting.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate39

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0052)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 52 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1996ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  10. Read third time
  11. Passed by for the day
  12. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source