VA HB875 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Local ordinance on grass cutting. Authorizes a locality located in Planning District 6 to enforce on residential land of one acre or less in an area zoned for agricultural use an ordinance requiring owners of property to cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on such property. Current law prohibits such an ordinance from applying to land zoned for or in active farming operation.

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Title

Grass; local ordinance on cutting.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N) (Y: 28 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (29-Y 10-N) (Y: 29 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136)
2020-03-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 136 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
2020-02-26HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
2020-02-24SenateSigned by President
2020-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-21HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB875ER)
2020-02-21HouseEnrolled
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
2020-02-19SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate (29-Y 10-N)
2020-02-19SenateRead third time
2020-02-18SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateReported from Local Government (14-Y 1-N)
2020-02-07SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2020-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-06HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05HousePrinted as engrossed 20104054D-E
2020-02-05HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB875E
2020-02-05HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2020-02-05HouseRead second time
2020-02-04HouseRead first time
2020-01-31HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
2020-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
2020-01-21HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Charters
2020-01-07HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104054D

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+HB875
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB875+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB875E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB875ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0136+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0701V0005+HB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H07V0021+HB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0528+HB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S07V0096+HB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0702HB0875+HB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0721HB0875+HB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0728HB0875+HB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0729HB0875+HB0875

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