Virginia House Bill 773 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Nuisance; breach of peace. Provides that the attorney for the Commonwealth or the attorney for the locality may maintain a civil action in the circuit court for the jurisdiction in which a nuisance is alleged to exist to abate the nuisance, enjoin the maintenance of the nuisance, and enjoin the use of any building or property adjudged to be a nuisance. "Nuisance" is defined in the bill as any real property, building, place, or ground, including the furniture, fixtures, and contents thereof, where repeated acts constituting breaches of the peace are conducted or permitted to occur. "Breach of the peace" is defined as an act that disturbs the public order, including homicide, assault, affray, communication of a threat, unlawful possession of a dangerous or deadly weapon, and unlawful discharge of a firearm.

Nuisance; breach of peace.

Del. Jeion Ward [D]

2018-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-15	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2018-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-16	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-09	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104359D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB773
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB773+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0802V0034+HB0773