VA HB725 | 2025 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB725

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-26 - Continued to 2025 in Local Government (12-Y 3-N)
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Counties, cities and towns; powers of local government; conveyance of real property; public hearing requirement. Adds to the list of exemptions from the requirement imposed upon localities to hold a public hearing prior to the disposition of real property owned by such locality the conveyance of any utility easement necessary to provide utilities to residential properties adjacent to property owned by the locality. Current law only excludes from such public hearing requirement (i) the leasing of real property to another public body, political subdivision, or authority and (ii) the conveyance of site development or utility easements related to transportation projects across public property.

Tracking Information

Register now for our free OneVote public service or GAITS Pro trial account and you can begin tracking this and other legislation, all driven by the real-time data of the LegiScan API. Providing tools allowing you to research pending legislation, stay informed with email alerts, content feeds, and share dynamic reports. Use our new PolitiCorps to join with friends and collegaues to monitor & discuss bills through the process.

Monitor Legislation or view this same bill number from multiple sessions or take advantage of our national legislative search.

Title

Local government; powers, conveyance of real property, public hearing requirement.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Local Government (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-26SenateContinued to 2025 in Local Government (12-Y 3-N)
2024-02-09SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2024-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-08HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2024-02-07HouseRead second time and engrossed
2024-02-06HouseRead first time
2024-02-02HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
2024-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-16HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2024-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104944D

Same As/Similar To

HB725 (Carry Over) 2024-02-26 - Continued to 2025 in Local Government (12-Y 3-N)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1521800(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

feedback