Virginia Senate Bill 578 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on April 6 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0717)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Damages, attorney fees, and costs for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality of certain permits and approvals. Provides that an applicant aggrieved by the grant or denial by a locality of any approval or permit, where such grant included, or denial was based upon, an unconstitutional condition, shall be entitled to an award of compensatory damages and may be awarded reasonable attorney fees and costs. The bill also creates a presumption that a condition proven to be unconstitutional was a factor in the grant or denial of the permit, and it provides that the applicant shall be entitled to an order remanding the matter to the locality with a direction to grant or issue such permits or approvals without the unconstitutional condition. Any action brought pursuant to this bill shall be filed within the applicable time period, as set forth in the Code, after the grant or denial of the application, and the provisions of this bill shall only apply to approvals or permits that are granted or denied on or after July 1, 2014.

Permits and approvals, certain; damages for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality.

Sen. Mark Obenshain [R]

Del. Thomas Garrett [R]

2014-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 100 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N) (Y: 8 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-06		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0717)
2014-04-06		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 717 (effective 7/1/14)
2014-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2014-03-05	House	Signed by Speaker
2014-03-05	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB578ER)
2014-03-05	Senate	Enrolled
2014-02-28	Senate	House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2014-02-26	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N 1-A)
2014-02-26	House	Passed House with amendment (98-Y 1-N 1-A)
2014-02-26	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2014-02-26	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2014-02-26	House	Read third time
2014-02-25	House	Read second time
2014-02-21	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (19-Y 0-N)
2014-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N)
2014-02-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2014-02-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-02-07	House	Read first time
2014-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-01-31	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2014-01-30	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB578S1
2014-01-30	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 14104439D-S1
2014-01-30	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2014-01-30	Senate	Read second time
2014-01-29	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2014-01-28	Senate	Passed by for the day
2014-01-27	Senate	Committee substitute printed 14104439D-S1
2014-01-27	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
2014-01-21	Senate	Rereferred to Courts of Justice
2014-01-21	Senate	Reported from Local Government (11-Y 0-N)
2014-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2014-01-10	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 14103510D

HB1084 (Same As) 2014-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0671)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	2208.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+SB578
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB578+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB578S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB578ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0717+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S07V0027+SB0578
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S03V0111+SB0578
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0204SB0578+SB0578
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0228SB0578+SB0578
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0802V0135+SB0578
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H08V0337+SB0578
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV1089+SB0578
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0661SB0578+SB0578