Virginia House Bill 594 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Local government; authority to require abatement of criminal blight on real property. Authorizes any locality to enact an ordinance that requires corrective action to address criminal blight conditions on certain real property. The bill defines criminal blight to include conditions on real property that endanger residents of the community by the regular presence of persons using the property for controlled substance use or sale and other criminal activities, specifically commercial sex trafficking or prostitution or repeated acts of the malicious discharge of a firearm within a building or dwelling. Current law allows local governments to enact an ordinance for taking action against a property owner with regard to illegal drug activity on such real property within the locality. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to SB 451.

Local government; authority to require abatement of criminal blight on real property.

Del. Betsy Carr [D]

Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]

Del. Delores McQuinn [D]

2018-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N) (Y: 96 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 1-N) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)
2018-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-07		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-07	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 7, 2018
2018-03-05	Senate	Signed by President
2018-03-02	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-03-02	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB594ER)
2018-03-02	House	Enrolled
2018-02-28	House	VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28	House	Reconsideration of Senate amendment agreed to by House
2018-02-28	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
2018-02-28	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
2018-02-28	House	Placed on Calendar
2018-02-26	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-26	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2018-02-26	Senate	Amendment by Senator Dance agreed to
2018-02-26	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2018-02-26	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-23	Senate	Passed by for the day
2018-02-22	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-20	Senate	Reported from Local Government (12-Y 1-N)
2018-02-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2018-02-09	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-08	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-08	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-07	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB594H1
2018-02-07	House	Committee substitute agreed to 18106512D-H1
2018-02-07	House	Read second time
2018-02-06	House	Read first time
2018-02-02	House	Committee substitute printed 18106512D-H1
2018-02-02	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2018-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-17	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2018-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101405D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	907	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB594
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB594+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB594H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB594ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0805+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0702V0029+HB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H07V0025+HB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0434+HB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S07V0071+HB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0639HB0594+HB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0697HB0594+HB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1198+HB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1200+HB0594