VA SB687 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 29 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-29 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0562)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 29 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-29 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0562)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Timber cutting; determination of damages; attorney fees. Clarifies that any person found liable for the unauthorized removal of, or the direction of unauthorized removal of, timber from another's land must also pay reasonable attorney fees incurred by the owner of the timber to such owner. The bill is in response to the decision in Chacey v. Garvey, 2015 Va. LEXIS 185.
Title
Timber cutting; determination of damages;
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-29 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-29 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0562) | |
| 2016-03-29 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 562 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| 2016-03-07 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 | |
| 2016-03-07 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016 |
| 2016-03-04 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2016-03-01 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2016-03-01 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB687ER) |
| 2016-03-01 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2016-02-29 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-29 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-29 | House | Read third time |
| 2016-02-26 | House | Passed by for the day |
| 2016-02-26 | House | Read third time |
| 2016-02-25 | House | Read second time |
| 2016-02-24 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-18 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2016-02-11 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) |
| 2016-02-10 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2016-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-08 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N) |
| 2016-01-20 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-20 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed 16104186D |
Same As/Similar To
HB1290 (Same As) 2016-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0245)
