Grass and weeds; permits City of Newport News to require property owner to cut if excessively high. (HB1912)
Introduced By
Del. Mamye BaCote (D-Newport News) with support from 18 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Ward Armstrong (D-Martinsville), Del. William Barlow (D-Smithfield), Del. Danny Bowling (D-Oakwood), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Algie Howell (D-Norfolk), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. David Poisson (D-Sterling), Del. Jim Shuler (D-Blacksburg), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond)
Progress
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Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
High grass and weeds; civil penalty. Permits the City of Newport News to require that owners of occupied property cut grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on the property and if a property owner, after reasonable notice, fails to do so the City may cut such grass, weeds, or other foreign growth and the cost and expenses thereof shall be chargeable to and paid by the owner of the property. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2009 | Committee |
01/13/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098298424 |
01/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
01/20/2009 | Assigned CC & T sub: 2 |
01/22/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting |
01/23/2009 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2009 | Read first time |
01/27/2009 | Passed by for the day |
01/28/2009 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/29/2009 | Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N) |
01/29/2009 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (84-Y 15-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2009 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (55-Y 43-N) |
01/29/2009 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (55-Y 43-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2009 | Passed by for the day |
01/30/2009 | Read third time and passed House (79-Y 18-N) |
01/30/2009 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (79-Y 18-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/02/2009 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
02/17/2009 | Reported from Local Government (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/23/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/24/2009 | Read third time |
02/24/2009 | Passed Senate (29-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2009 | Enrolled |
02/28/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1912ER) |
02/28/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2009 | Signed by President |
03/27/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 446 (effective 7/1/09) |
03/27/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0446) |