Derelict and blighted buildings; authorizes locality to serve as receiver to repair. (HB491)

Introduced By

Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake)

Progress

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

Description

Receivership of derelict and blighted buildings. Authorizes a locality to serve as a receiver, appointed by the circuit court, to repair blighted and derelict buildings. Buildings must previously have been determined to be blighted under current spot blight provisions. The owner of the property may redeem the property subject to receivership during the receivership process or prior to sale and will be awarded any profits gained through sale at public auction. This bill was recommended by the Virginia Housing Commission. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2012Committee
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103223D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/13/2012Assigned CC & T sub: #2
01/19/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
01/20/2012Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2012Read first time
01/24/2012Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2012Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/25/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2012Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
01/25/2012Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/25/2012VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2012Constitutional reading dispensed
01/26/2012Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/21/2012Reported from Local Government (11-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2012Read third time
02/24/2012Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2012Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2012Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2012Enrolled
03/01/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB491ER)
03/01/2012Signed by Speaker
03/03/2012Signed by President
04/09/2012Governor's recommendation received by House
04/17/2012Placed on Calendar
04/18/2012House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
04/18/2012VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/18/2012Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/18/2012G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/18/2012Reenrolled
04/18/2012Reenrolled bill text (HB491ER2)
04/18/2012Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/18/2012Signed by President as reenrolled
04/18/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0761)
04/18/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 761 (effective 7/1/12)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.

Comments

Va Housing Coalition, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

The Virginia Housing Coalition supports this bill that creates a new tool to improve vacant and blighted properties that harm neighborhoods and reduce property values in the vicinity.