HB 1212 — Zoning; small lot residential districts required.
VA 20261 session
Small lot residential zoning districts. Requires any locality with a population of 50,000 or more to adopt, maintain, and apply to land within its boundaries at least one zoning district classification that permits a single-family dwelling on a lot with a minimum lot area not exceeding 3,000 square feet. The bill provides that such zoning district classifications shall not impose minimum lot widths exceeding 30 feet or setback, lot coverage, or density requirements that would preclude construction of eligible dwellings on conforming lots. The bill's provisions do not apply to areas within a historic district.
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Sponsors (5)
- Briana D. Sewell (D, VA) — sponsor
- Dan I. Helmer (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Garrett McGuire (D, VA) — cosponsor
- David A. Reid (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (36)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briana D. Sewell (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Dan I. Helmer (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | David A. Reid (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Garrett McGuire (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no