VA SB567 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0677)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0677)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Agricultural operations; nuisance. Requires agricultural operations to be in substantial compliance, defined in the bill, with applicable laws, regulations, and best management practices in order to be exempt from becoming a public or private nuisance. The bill prohibits a person from bringing a nuisance action against any agricultural operation the existence of which was known or reasonably knowable when that person's use or occupancy of his property began. The bill also prohibits anyone other than a person with an ownership interest in the affected property from bringing an action for private nuisance and sets out certain limitations on recovery for compensatory damages. This bill is identical to HB 987.
Title
Agricultural operations; nuisance.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N) (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-30 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0677) | |
| 2018-03-30 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 677 (effective 7/1/18) | |
| 2018-03-15 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 | |
| 2018-03-15 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2018 |
| 2018-03-09 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2018-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2018-03-07 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB567ER) |
| 2018-03-07 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2018-03-05 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N) |
| 2018-03-05 | House | Passed House (98-Y 1-N) |
| 2018-03-05 | House | Read third time |
| 2018-03-02 | House | Read second time |
| 2018-02-28 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-29 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 2018-01-29 | House | Read first time |
| 2018-01-29 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2018-01-24 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-23 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 18102062D-E |
| 2018-01-23 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB567E |
| 2018-01-23 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2018-01-23 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2018-01-23 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-18 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (12-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 2018-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102062D |
