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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 171: Zoning; enhanced civil penalties for violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 171 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Zoning; enhanced civil penalties for violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses. Primary sponsor: Christie Craig (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Counties, Cities and Towns.

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.

Zoning; civil penalties; commercial uses. Allows enhanced civil penalties for zoning violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses. The bill also requires that for any violation involving nonpermitted commercial uses, a person who admits liability shall be required to abate or remedy the nonpermitted commercial use violation within a period of time specified by the locality that is no less than 30 days but no more than 24 months from the date of admission of liability.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Christie CraigPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Angelia GravesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“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 Counties, Cities and Towns
  2. Continued to 2025 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
  3. Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
  4. Read first time
  5. Placed on Calendar
  6. Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 7-N)
  7. Printed as engrossed 24103232D-E
  8. Engrossed by Senate as amended SB171E
  9. Amendment by Senator Craig agreed to
  10. Reading of amendment waived
  11. Committee amendments agreed to
  12. Reading of amendments waived

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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