Virginia Senate Bill 28 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1244)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Eminent domain; costs. Eliminates specific provisions for the assessment of costs in eminent domain proceedings where the condemnor is a public service company, public service corporation, railroad, or government utility corporation and provides that all costs shall be assessed in the same manner, regardless of the identity of the condemnor. The bill exempts condemnation actions for easements adjudged at less than $10,000. The bill also provides that its provisions apply only to condemnation actions filed on or after July 1, 2020.

Eminent domain; eliminates specific provisions for assessment of costs in certain proceedings.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

2020-04-22 - House - House: VOTE: (92-Y 0-N) (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1244)
2020-04-22	House	Enacted, Chapter 1244 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-04-22	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB28ER2)
2020-04-22	Senate	Reenrolled
2020-04-22		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22	House	VOTE: (92-Y 0-N)
2020-04-22	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 0-N)
2020-04-22	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
2020-04-08	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB28ER)
2020-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-04	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2020-03-04	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2020-03-04	House	Passed by temporarily
2020-03-04	House	Read third time
2020-03-03	House	Read second time
2020-02-28	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
2020-02-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2020-02-12	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-02-12	House	Read first time
2020-02-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-04	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20100603D-E
2020-02-03	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB28E
2020-02-03	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-03	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2020-02-03	Senate	Read second time
2020-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 1-N)
2020-01-16	Senate	Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
2020-01-08	Senate	Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2019-11-18	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2019-11-18	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100603D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	1	245	(n/a)	See Bill Text
25	1	245.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB28
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB28+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB28E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB28ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB28ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1244+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0123+SB0028
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0257SB0028+SB0028
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0305SB0028+SB0028
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0802V0110+SB0028
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0394+SB0028
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1893+SB0028
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1954SB0028+SB0028
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2247+SB0028