Virginia Senate Bill 428 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)

Administrative inspection warrants. Provides that a zoning ordinance may include provisions for the issuance of inspection warrants by a magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction. The zoning administrator or his agent may present sworn testimony to a magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction and if such sworn testimony establishes probable cause that a zoning ordinance violation has occurred, request that the magistrate or court grant the zoning administrator or his agent an inspection warrant to enable the zoning administrator or his agent to enter the subject dwelling for the purpose of determining whether violations of the zoning ordinance exist. The zoning administrator or his agent shall make a reasonable effort to obtain consent from the owner or tenant of the subject dwelling prior to seeking the issuance of an inspection warrant under this bill. This bill is identical to

Zoning ordinance; provisions for issuance of inspection warrants by magistrate.

Sen. George Barker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)
2008-03-04		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-28		Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-27		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-27		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB428ER)
2008-02-27		Senate: Enrolled
2008-02-26		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-02-26		House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-02-26		House: Read third time
2008-02-25		House: Read second time
2008-02-22		House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11		House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2008-02-11		House: Read first time
2008-02-11		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-04		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-04		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-01		Senate: Printed as engrossed 086272201-E
2008-02-01		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB428E
2008-02-01		Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2008-02-01		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2008-02-01		Senate: Read second time
2008-01-31		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-29		Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-08		Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
2008-01-08		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086272201

HB430 (Same As) 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB428