Cutting of grass; statewide application. (HB177)
Introduced By
Del. Peter Farrell (R-Henrico)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Cutting of grass; statewide application. Makes current grass-cutting provisions applicable statewide for all localities. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/23/2013 | Committee |
12/23/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100739D |
12/23/2013 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
01/09/2014 | Assigned CC & T sub: #1 |
01/22/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
01/24/2014 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment (18-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2014 | Read first time |
01/28/2014 | Read second time |
01/28/2014 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/28/2014 | Engrossed by House as amended HB177E |
01/28/2014 | Printed as engrossed 14100739D-E |
01/29/2014 | Read third time and passed House (80-Y 19-N) |
01/29/2014 | VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/30/2014 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
02/25/2014 | Reported from Local Government (10-Y 4-N 1-A) |
02/27/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
02/28/2014 | Read third time |
02/28/2014 | Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) |
03/05/2014 | Enrolled |
03/05/2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB177ER) |
03/05/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2014 | Signed by President |
03/31/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 385 (effective 7/1/14) |
03/31/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0385) |
Comments
About damned time. Every single year there are a few bills introduced giving yet another locality permission to regulate the cutting of grass and weeds (e.g., HB170). Let's just be done with it.
HB-177 would impose an unwarranted expense on rural county governments and taxpayers.