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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1313: Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority, comprehensive plan.

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1313 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority, comprehensive plan. Primary sponsor: Jeremy McPike (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Senate sustained Governor's veto.

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.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeremy McPikePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate29

“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. Senate sustained Governor's veto
  2. Passed by for the day
  3. Vetoed by Governor
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  5. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1313ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Read second time

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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