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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 528: Property Owners' Assoc. Act; managed conservation landscaping, unreasonable restrictions prohibited.

In committee 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 528 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Property Owners' Assoc. Act; managed conservation landscaping, unreasonable restrictions prohibited. Primary sponsor: Paul Krizek (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in General Laws.

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Official summary

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

Property Owners' Association Act; managed conservation landscaping; unreasonable restrictions prohibited. Provides that no association shall prohibit an owner from installing managed conservation landscaping, defined in the bill, upon such owner's property unless such prohibition was recorded in the declaration for the association. The bill allows associations to establish reasonable restrictions concerning the management, design, and aesthetic guidelines for managed conservation landscaping features.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul KrizekPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Amy LauferCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
Scott SurovellCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34

“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. Left in General Laws
  2. Continued to 2025 in General Laws (Voice Vote)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
  4. Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
  5. Impact statement from DPB (HB528)
  6. Referred to Committee on General Laws
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104488D

Sources

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