VA HB848 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 25 2008 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-18 - Senate: Continued to 2009 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)

Summary

Lease of development rights program. Tasks the Office of Farmland Preservation to create a lease of development rights program. Under such program, properties of 20 acres and larger and that are enrolled in "land use" taxation programs, would be eligible to participate in a lease of development rights program whereby the property owner relinquishes "by right" development for at least seven years in exchange for a contractually agreed upon lease amount.

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Title

Development rights program; Board of Farmland Preservation to create lease.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-02-18 Senate: Continued to 2009 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-29 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2008-01-29 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-01-28 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-28 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-28 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-25 House: Printed as engrossed 081003544-E
2008-01-25 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB848E
2008-01-25 House: Committee amendments agreed to
2008-01-25 House: Read second time
2008-01-24 House: Read first time
2008-01-23 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-08 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2008-01-08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081003544

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