VA HB1688 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Cemeteries; grass cutting. Exempts land used for the interment of human remains owned by an individual, family, property owners' association, or church from a local ordinance requiring certain owners of property to cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on such property.

Tracking Information

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Title

Cemeteries; grass cutting on land used for interment of human remains.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 7-N) (Y: 93 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (19-Y 2-N) (Y: 19 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)
2020-04-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-04SenateSigned by President
2020-03-03HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-03HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1688ER)
2020-03-03HouseEnrolled
2020-02-26SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26SenateRead third time
2020-02-25SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24SenateReported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2020-02-12SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-11HouseVOTE: Passage (93-Y 7-N)
2020-02-11HouseRead third time and passed House (93-Y 7-N)
2020-02-10HousePrinted as engrossed 20107083D-EH1
2020-02-10HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1688EH1
2020-02-10HouseAmendment by Delegate McQuinn agreed to
2020-02-10HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20107083D-H1
2020-02-10HouseRead second time
2020-02-09HouseRead first time
2020-02-07HouseCommittee substitute printed 20107083D-H1
2020-02-07HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
2020-01-30HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Charters
2020-01-17HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-01-17HousePresented and ordered printed 20105731D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
152901(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1688
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1688+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1688H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1688EH1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1688ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0597+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0701V0052+HB1688
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H07V0072+HB1688
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0792+HB1688
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S07V0107+HB1688
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0986HB1688+HB1688
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1030HB1688+HB1688

Bill Comments

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