VA HB1290 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0245)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0245)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Timber cutting; determination of damages; attorney fees. Clarifies that any person found liable for the unauthorized removal of, or the direction of unauthorized removal of, timber from another's land must also pay reasonable attorney fees incurred by the owner of the timber to such owner. The bill is in response to the decision in Chacey v. Garvey, 2015 Va. LEXIS 185.
Title
Timber cutting; unlawful removal, determination of damages.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 2-N) (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 2-N) (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-04 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0245) | |
| 2016-03-04 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 245 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| 2016-02-29 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 7, 2016 | |
| 2016-02-29 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/29/16 |
| 2016-02-26 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2016-02-25 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2016-02-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1290ER) |
| 2016-02-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2016-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) |
| 2016-02-24 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2016-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-22 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 2-N) |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2016-02-16 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2016-02-12 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-02-10 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-26 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2016-01-21 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-21 | House | Presented and ordered printed 16103906D |
Same As/Similar To
SB687 (Same As) 2016-03-29 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0562)
