Virginia Senate Bill 225 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0963)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Removal of dangerous roadside conditions; local option. Authorizes any locality, by ordinance, to require the owner of any property located adjacent to a right-of-way maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation to remove any and all trees, tree limbs, shrubs, high grass, or other substance that might dangerously obstruct the line of sight of a driver, be involved in a collision with a vehicle, or interfere with the safe operation of a vehicle.

Removal of dangerous roadside vegetation; local option.

Sen. Richard Stuart [R]

Sen. Jill Vogel [R]

2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 19-N) (Y: 78 N: 19 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N) (Y: 2 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (82-Y 17-N) (Y: 82 N: 17 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional readings dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0963)
2020-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 963 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB225ER)
2020-03-18	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 19-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 19-N)
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05	House	Delegates: Cole, J.G., Heretick, Leftwich
2020-03-05	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-04	Senate	Senators: Stuart, Hashmi, McPike
2020-03-04	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-03	House	House requested conference committee
2020-03-03	House	House insisted on amendments
2020-03-02	Senate	House amendments rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-26	House	VOTE: Passage (82-Y 17-N)
2020-02-26	House	Passed House with amendments (82-Y 17-N)
2020-02-26	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2020-02-26	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-26	House	Read third time
2020-02-25	House	Read second time
2020-02-21	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
2020-02-20	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
2020-02-13	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-01-16	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
2020-01-15	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20100283D-E
2020-01-15	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB225E
2020-01-15	Senate	Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to
2020-01-15	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-01-15	Senate	Read second time
2020-01-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-01-13	Senate	Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A)
2019-12-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2019-12-31	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100283D

HB284 (Same As) 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0962)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	2009.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2011	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB225
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB225+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB225E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB225ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0963+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S07V0006+SB0225
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0035SB0225+SB0225
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0054SB0225+SB0225
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0702V0128+SB0225
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H07V0115+SB0225
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1505+SB0225
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1336SB0225+SB0225
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1509SB0225+SB0225
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1964+SB0225
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1764SB0225+SB0225