VA SB48 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Vacant buildings; registration. Permits any county, city, or town to require, by ordinance, the owner of any building that has been vacant for at least 12 months and (i) that meets the definition of "derelict building" in relevant law, (ii) that meets the definition of "criminal blight" in relevant law, or (iii) in which a locality has determined a person is living without the authority of the owner to register such building annually. Under current law, any city and certain towns are permitted to require the owner of any building that has been vacant for at least 12 months and meets the definition of "derelict building" in relevant law to register such building annually.

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Title

Vacant buildings; registration.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (65-Y 35-N) (Y: 65 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616)
2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 616 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-02-28SenateSigned by President
2024-02-26HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-02-26SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB48ER)
2024-02-26SenateEnrolled
2024-02-21HouseVOTE: Passage (65-Y 35-N)
2024-02-21HousePassed House (65-Y 35-N)
2024-02-21HouseRead third time
2024-02-20HouseRead second time
2024-02-16HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 9-N)
2024-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2024-02-13HouseRead first time
2024-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-01-18SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-01-17SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB48S1
2024-01-17SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24105512D-S1
2024-01-17SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-01-17SenateRead second time
2024-01-16SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2024-01-15SenateIncorporates SB478 (Aird)
2024-01-15SenateCommittee substitute printed 24105512D-S1
2024-01-15SenateReported from Local Government with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
2023-12-21SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2023-12-21SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100196D

Same As/Similar To

HB476 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
HB1486 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0613)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1521127(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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