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HomeMy WebLinkAboutI. A. General Assembly Update 2.18.20252025 General Assembly Week 6 update Brent McKenzie, Legislative Affairs Director 2 2025 General Assembly Update Today’s update: •Schedule •Status of Legislative Agenda items •Legislation of interest Goal of today’s presentation is to provide an update on the General Assembly session. 3 Final Week of 2025 Legislative Session •Senate broke 8-year losing streak in General Assembly basketball game •Committee work concluded yesterday •Legislative action moves to the floor of the House and Senate •Following conference committees •Budget should be released by Thursday –48-hour rule •House and Senate budgets are not far apart •General Assembly is scheduled to conclude on Saturday 4 Status of Legislative Agenda items Code Amendments Bill & Patron Status Property Title Report in Eminent Domain Proceedings HB 1690 Delegate Convirs-Fowler HB1690 passed Senate Courts Committee unanimously Will be heard in full Senate this week Zero Waste Awareness Week HJ 446 Delegate Feggans Passed House 57-39 Passed Senate Rules Committee. Will be heard in full Senate this week 5 Policy Priorities Policy Priorities Bill #Summary Update Affordable Housing HB1701 Housing Opportunity Tax Credit –Increasing the annual threshold and the extending the sunset Passed House 94-3 Failed in the Senate, could be included in budget Economic Development HB1616 Workforce Development for Offshore Wind Industry Passed House 57-41 Education SB1307 Local authority to call for a referendum on a 1% sales tax for school construction Passed the Senate 27-13 Passed House 62-33 Heads to Governor next Flooding and Stormwater SB1337; HJ434 Commonwealth to study state support for local CSRM projects SB1337 passed Senate 38-0 failed in the House HJ434 passed the House 69-27 and Senate Rules Committee: Heads to full Senate Transportation HB2466 Hampton Roads Interstate Highway Corridor created, etc.; sales & use tax Passed House 58-40 Reported from Senate Transportation and Senate Finance; Now heads to full Senate Energy Siting HB2438; HB2126: SB1190 Would have mandated how localities approve renewable energy facilities All three pieces of legislation were defeated in committee Land Use HB2660 Shortens the timeframes for various local government approvals of subdivision plats and site plans. Passed House and Senate and now heads to Governor 6 10-1 Legislation 10-1 Legislation Bill & Patron Update 10-1 Charter Amendment Delegate Convirs- Fowler HB1687 Charter; City of Virginia Beach Passed the House 69-26-1 (required 2/3 to pass) Passed Senate Local Government 8-7 Failed passage in Senate 21-19 10-1 General Law Delegate Askew HB1990 Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single- member districts. Senator Rouse SB814 Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Passed the House 54-42 Passed Senate 21-17 Passed the Senate 20-18 Passed the House Privileges and Elections Committee 12-10 7 Legislation of Interest Legislation Bill #Update License Plate Readers HB2724 Creates framework for how license plate reader technology can be used by law enforcement Passed House 59-39 Passed Senate Courts and Senate Finance Committees now heads to Senate Floor •Restricts data retention to 21-days •Prohibits sharing of data outside of Commonwealth and with federal agencies •Eliminated portion that would have expanded the use of LPR’s to highways Zoning; civil penalties for certain repeat violations in Planning District 23 (Hampton Roads) SB992 Enhanced civil penalties for repeat violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses; (i) $200 for the initial violation, (ii) $1,000 for a second violation, and (iii) $1,500 for a third or subsequent violation, not to exceed an aggregate amount of $4,200 Passed Senate 39-0 Passed House CCT Committee 21-0 HB 2036 street takeover HB2036 Expands reckless driving to include street takeovers and exhibition driving Passed House 84-12; Passed Senate 13-2; Will be heard in Senate today Memorial Bridge HB1793 Captain Matthew "Chevy" Chiaverotti Memorial Bridge; designates bridge over I-264 in VA. Beach. Passed House 99-0; Passed Senate Transportation 14-0; Will be heard in Senate today Tree Canopy Fund HB2630 Allows localities by ordinance to establish a tree canopy fund Passed House 63-35; Passed Senate 27-9; Heads to Governor Local Elections SB1009 Allows elections for any local office to be conducted by ranked choice voting Passed Senate 21-19; Passed House P&E 12-10; Now heads to House for full vote 8 Discussion & Questions