VA HB938 | 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 (CHAP0139)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Relocation or expansion of courthouse. Provides that relocation or expansion of a courthouse to property within 1,000 feet of the parcel upon which the courthouse is located shall not trigger a referendum requirement. The existing statute exempts only relocation or expansion to contiguous land.

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Title

Courthouse; relocation or expansion.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 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 (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 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 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 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 (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139)
2020-03-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 139 (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 (HB938ER)
2020-02-21HouseEnrolled
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateRead third time
2020-02-18SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateReported from Local Government (14-Y 0-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)
2020-02-05HouseRead second time and engrossed
2020-02-04HouseRead first time
2020-01-31HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-21HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Land Use
2020-01-16HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-01-16HouseReferred from General Laws by voice vote
2020-01-07HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2020-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101811D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1521646(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB938
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB938+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB938ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0139+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0702V0038+HB0938
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H07V0043+HB0938
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0531+HB0938
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S07V0098+HB0938
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0702HB0938+HB0938
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0710HB0938+HB0938
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0730HB0938+HB0938
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0731HB0938+HB0938

Bill Comments

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