Housing Authorities Law; various changes to update provisions. (HB699)

Introduced By

Del. Terrie Suit (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patrons Del. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk), Del. Allen Dudley (R-Rocky Mount), Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk), and Sen. Jay O'Brien (R-Clifton)

Progress

√	Introduced
√	Passed Committee
√	Passed House
√	Passed Senate
√	Signed by Governor
√	Became Law

Description

Housing Authorities Law. Makes various changes to the Housing Authorities Law to update its provisions. The bill adds several definitions including "blighted area," "blighted property," "conservation area," "redevelopment area," and "spot blight abatement plan." The bill also reconfirms that the elimination of blight in a redevelopment area, the prevention of blight in a conservation area, and the designation of individual properties as blighted pursuant to a spot blight abatement plan are public uses and purposes. In addition, the bill (i) updates referendum provisions; (ii) clarifies that written notice sent by certified mail to all record owners at their last known address as indicated in the records of the treasurer, current real estate tax records, or the records of any other officer responsible for collecting taxes prior to the use of eminent domain and spot blight abatement proceedings is required; (iii) clarifies that an owner in a proposed redevelopment or conservation area has the right to present testimony before the local governing body objecting to the designation of an area as a redevelopment or conservation area, and to acquisition of their property by negotiated purchase or the use of eminent domain; and (iv) clarifies that farm structures are generally exempt from the Housing Authorities Law and that the right to establish redevelopment or conservation areas and use the process of spot blight abatement shall not abrogate the right to farm as protected in 3.1-22.28. The bill includes various technical amendments. Amends § 36-19 (“Enumeration of powers.”), § 36-27 (“Eminent domain.”), § 36-4.1 (“Holding of referendum; effect.”), § 36-48 (“Creation of Redevelopment Areas.”), § 36-48.1 (“Creation of Conservation Areas.”), § 36-49 (“Adoption of Redevelopment Plans.”), § 36-49.1 (“Adoption of Conservation Plans.”), § 36-49.1:1 (“Spot blight abatement authorized; procedure.”), § 36-50 (“Extension of general powers for actions taken pursuant to a redevelopment plan.”), § 36-52.1 (“Authority for localities to create conservation or redevelopment areas.”), § 36-52.3 (“Adoption and designation of \u201crehabilitation area.\u201d.”), § 36-53 (“Making property available for conservation or redevelopment.”), § 36-9.1 (“Exemptions from applicability of this chapter; conflicts in provisions of law.”), § 58.1-3245.1 (“Blighted areas constitute public danger.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Status

04/06/2006: signed by governor
View Bill's History

01/10/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 065304520
01/10/2006 Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/18/2006 Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: #1 Housing (Suit)
02/09/2006 Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
02/10/2006 Committee substitute printed 067705520-H1
02/11/2006 Read first time
02/13/2006 Read second time
02/13/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 067705520-H1
02/13/2006 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB699H1
02/14/2006 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006 Communicated to Senate
02/15/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2006 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/22/2006 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006 Passed by for the day
02/28/2006 Passed by for the day
03/01/2006 Passed by for the day
03/02/2006 Passed by for the day
03/03/2006 Passed by for the day
03/06/2006 Read third time
03/06/2006 Amendments by Senator Devolites Davis withdrawn
03/06/2006 Floor substitute printed 065394782-S1 (Obenshain)
03/06/2006 Reading of substitute waived
03/06/2006 Substitute by Senator Obenshain agreed to 065394782-S1
03/06/2006 Passed by for the day
03/07/2006 Passed by temporarily
03/07/2006 Read third time
03/07/2006 Amendments by Senator Cuccinelli withdrawn
03/07/2006 Reading of amendments waived
03/07/2006 Amendment #1 by Senator Cuccinelli rejected
03/07/2006 Amendments #s 2 and 3 by Senator Cuccinelli rejected
03/07/2006 Reading of amendment waived
03/07/2006 Amendment by Senator Watkins agreed to
03/07/2006 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment HB699S1
03/07/2006 Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (38-Y 2-N)
03/07/2006 VOTE: (38-Y 2-N)
03/08/2006 Placed on Calendar
03/09/2006 Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N)
03/09/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 3-N)
03/09/2006 Senate amendment agreed to by House (76-Y 21-N)
03/09/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (76-Y 21-N)
03/15/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB699ER)
03/15/2006 Enrolled
03/15/2006 Signed by Speaker
03/16/2006 Signed by President
04/06/2006 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 784 (effective 7/1/06)
04/17/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0784)

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