HB2782: Bottomlands; conveyance of state-owned.

Chief Patron

Harvey Morgan (R-98)
Gloucester, VA
Served: 1980–

Progress

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

Status

04/04/2007: enacted

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01/10/2007 Committee
01/10/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070953428
01/10/2007 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/23/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2782)
01/23/2007 Assigned ACNRsub: Chesapeake (Byron)
02/03/2007 Committee substitute printed 071005428-H1
02/03/2007 Read first time
02/05/2007 Read second time
02/05/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 071005428-H1
02/05/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2782H1
02/06/2007 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/06/2007 Communicated to Senate
02/07/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/12/2007 Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/13/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2007 Read third time
02/14/2007 Reading of amendment waived
02/14/2007 Committee amendment agreed to
02/14/2007 Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/14/2007 Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N 2-A)
02/14/2007 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N 2-A) (see vote tally)
02/15/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/16/2007 Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 97-N)
02/20/2007 Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N 2-A)
02/20/2007 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N 2-A) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Senate requested conference committee
02/21/2007 House acceded to request
02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by House
02/22/2007 Delegates: Morgan, Wittman, Shannon
02/22/2007 Rules Suspended to waive reading of conferees (31-Y 0-N 2-A)
02/22/2007 VOTE: (31-Y 0-N 2-A) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by Senate
02/22/2007 Senators: Ruff, Hanger, Hawkins
02/23/2007 Conference report rejected by House (3-Y 91-N)
02/23/2007 Passed by temporarily
02/23/2007 Reading of conference report waived
02/23/2007 Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N 2-A)
02/23/2007 VOTE: (36-Y 1-N 2-A) (see vote tally)
02/23/2007 Conference report rejected by House (3-Y 91-N 1-A)
02/23/2007 VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 91-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/23/2007 Motion for second committee of conference agreed to
02/24/2007 Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2007 Rules suspended (38-Y 0-N 2-A)
02/24/2007 Second conferees appointed by Senate
02/24/2007 Senators: Ruff, Hanger, Hawkins
02/24/2007 Second conferees appointed by House
02/24/2007 Delegates: Morgan, Wittman, Shannon
02/24/2007 Passed by temporarily
02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 5-N)
02/24/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (87-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2007 Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by House (80-Y 15-N)
02/24/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (80-Y 15-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2007 Reading of conference report waived
02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 2-A)
02/24/2007 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N 2-A) (see vote tally)
03/12/2007 Enrolled
03/12/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2782ER)
03/12/2007 Signed by President
03/13/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/14/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2782ER)
03/26/2007 Governor's recommendation received by House
03/27/2007 Governor's substitute printed 071009129-H2
04/03/2007 Placed on Calendar
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/07)
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 19-N)
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 19-N) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/04/2007 Reenrolled
04/04/2007 Reenrolled bill text (HB2782ER2)
04/04/2007 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter 879 (effective 7/1/07)
04/11/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0879)

Summary

Conveyance of state-owned bottomlands. Clarifies the limited circumstances under which the Commonwealth may convey title to state-owned bottomlands held in the public trust. The bill allows for the conveyance of (i) a limited estate in submerged lands pursuant to § 28.2-1208 or to governmental entities for governmental activities and (ii) a fee simple estate in bottomlands that have been lawfully filled, provided that the prospective owner pays fair market value for the land.

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