Duty of care; owners of privately owned airports, etc. used to operate aircraft exempt therefrom. (HB2484)

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Progress

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

Description

Duty of care. Expands to owners of privately owned airports, heliports, and landing areas that would be used to operate aircraft or ultralight vehicles an exemption from the duty of care provision if the landowner does not charge a fee to use his property. Under the bill owners of such airports, flying fields, or heliports would not assume responsibility for or incur liability for certain negligent acts. Amends § 29.1-509 (“Duty of care and liability for damages of landowners to hunters, fishermen, sightseers, etc.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Status

02/25/2009: Passed the Senate
View Bill's History

01/14/2009 Committee
01/14/2009 Presented and ordered printed 098625532
01/14/2009 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/28/2009 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2009 Read first time
01/30/2009 Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2009 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/02/2009 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2009 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/02/2009 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/02/2009 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/03/2009 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/09/2009 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2009 Passed by for the day
02/11/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2009 Read third time
02/12/2009 Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
02/12/2009 Rereferred to Courts of Justice
02/17/2009 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/23/2009 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2009 Read third time
02/25/2009 Reading of amendment waived
02/25/2009 Committee amendment rejected
02/25/2009 Reading of amendments waived
02/25/2009 Amendments by Senator Obenshain agreed to
02/25/2009 Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/25/2009 Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 15-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (0-Y 97-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009 Placed on Calendar
02/26/2009 Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
02/26/2009 VOTE: --- REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009 Senate insisted on amendments (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009 Senate requested conference committee
02/26/2009 House acceded to request
02/26/2009 Conferees appointed by House
02/26/2009 Delegates: Hargrove, Morgan, Plum
02/26/2009 Conferees appointed by Senate
02/26/2009 Senators: Puckett, Hanger, Reynolds
02/28/2009 No further action taken
02/28/2009 Failed to pass in House

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