VA SB56 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 25 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-26 - Tabled in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Cutting of grass, weeds, and other foreign growth. Provides that in local grass cutting ordinances as applied to vacant developed property, foreign growth includes overgrown shrubs and trees.

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Title

Grass, weeds, and other foreign growth; local cutting ordinances include overgrown shrubs and trees.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 11-N) (Y: 27 N: 11 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (12-Y 1-N) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-26HouseTabled in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
2016-02-03HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2016-02-03HouseRead first time
2016-02-03HousePlaced on Calendar
2016-01-26SenateRead third time and passed Senate (27-Y 11-N)
2016-01-25SenatePrinted as engrossed 16101344D-E
2016-01-25SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB56E
2016-01-25SenateCommittee amendments agreed to
2016-01-25SenateReading of amendments waived
2016-01-25SenateRead second time
2016-01-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-01-19SenateReported from Local Government with amendments (12-Y 1-N)
2015-12-16SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2015-12-16SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101344D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
152901(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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