Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of methamphetamine laboratory. (HB1615)
Introduced By
Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) with support from co-patron Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax)
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
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of methamphetamine laboratory. Requires the owner of residential property who has actual knowledge that the residential property was previously used as a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory or that the property previously used as a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory has been cleaned up in accordance with the Department of Health guidelines, to provide a written disclosure when selling the property. Otherwise, the owner is required to provide a written disclosure that he makes no representation as to the presence of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory on the property. The bill also provides that if residential property formerly used as a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory has been cleaned up in accordance with the guidelines established by the Department of Health, the person or entity performing the cleanup shall file a declaration of the cleanup in the public land records of the locality in which the property located. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/06/2013 | Committee |
| 01/06/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100558D |
| 01/06/2013 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/11/2013 | Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing |
| 01/16/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
| 01/17/2013 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/17/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104136D-H1 |
| 01/21/2013 | Read first time |
| 01/22/2013 | Read second time |
| 01/22/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104136D-H1 |
| 01/22/2013 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1615H1 |
| 01/23/2013 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 01/23/2013 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/24/2013 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/18/2013 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2013 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2013 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2013 | Enrolled |
| 02/23/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1615ER) |
| 02/23/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/23/2013 | Signed by President |
| 02/25/2013 | Signed by President |
| 03/20/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective - see bill) |
| 03/20/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557) |
Comments
And not One single word written about registering the chemist, so that the public can avoid living next to the persons next Home lab.
Wondering if there is a publicly searchable database where one can currently search for houses that have previously been used as meth labs?