Landscape cover materials; local ordinances concerning installation or use. (SB736)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

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

Description

Statewide Fire Prevention Code; installation or use of landscape cover materials. Provides that local government regulation of the installation or use of landscape cover materials shall be deemed to affect the manner of construction or materials to be used in the erection, alteration, repair, or use of a building or structure and shall not be permitted. The bill contains technical amendments. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/22/2016Presented and ordered printed 16103884D
01/22/2016Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/28/2016Impact statement from DHCD (SB736)
02/08/2016Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2016Committee substitute printed 16104996D-S1
02/10/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2016Read second time
02/11/2016Reading of substitute waived
02/11/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16104996D-S1
02/11/2016Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB736S1
02/12/2016Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Reading of amendments waived
02/12/2016Amendments by Senator Obenshain agreed to
02/12/2016Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB736ES1
02/12/2016Passed by for the day
02/12/2016Printed as engrossed 16104996D-ES1
02/15/2016Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2016Placed on Calendar
02/17/2016Read first time
02/17/2016Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/18/2016Reported from General Laws (19-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2016Read second time
02/22/2016Read third time
02/22/2016Passed House (85-Y 14-N)
02/22/2016VOTE: PASSAGE (85-Y 14-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2016Enrolled
02/23/2016Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB736ER)
02/23/2016Signed by President
02/23/2016Signed by Speaker
02/23/2016Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/16
02/23/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 1, 2016
03/01/2016G Approved by Governor-Chapter 217 (effective 7/1/16)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 7 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

ADDRESS LOCAL ORDINANCES CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION OR USE OF LANDSCAPE COVER MATERIALS UNTIL REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AS PART OF THE STATEWIDE FIRE PREVENTION CODE. THERE IS A FLOOR AMENDMENT TO THE SUBSTITUTE. THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM, SENATOR OBENSHAIN.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THIS BILL WAS INCROSSED AND ADVANCED -- ENGROSSED AND ADVANCED TO THIRD READING. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 39, NOS 0.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): AYES 39, NOS 0. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM?

[Unknown]: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENTS. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE READING OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENTS BE WAIVED. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE READING OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENTS IS WAIVED. THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD MOVE THE ADOPTION OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENTS IN A BLOCK. SPEAKING TO THAT, THIS BILL IS A BILL THAT RELATES SOLELY TO THE CITY OF HARRISONBURG AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE THAT RELATES TO WET GROUND COVER OUTSIDE OF MULTIFAMILY DWELL UNITS. A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO REMOVE LANGUAGE IN THE BILL THAT PASS THE OUT OF THE COMMITTEE THAT CREATED A FRAME WORK FOR THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE TO ADOPT CHANGES TO THE CODE THAT WOULD ADDRESS THIS. IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE BILL BEFORE YOU WON'T LIKE IT WITH THIS, I WOULD SUGGEST THIS IS REFINEMENT TO THE BILL THAT IS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE ANYBODY'S OUTLOOK ON THE MATTER. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE FLOOR AMENDMENTS BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE FLOOR AMENDMENTS ARE AGREED TO. THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT BILL BE ENGROSSED AND ADVANCED TO ITS THIRD READING. >> THE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. I WOULD ASK THAT BILL GO BYE FOR THE DAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT BILL WILL GO BIFOR THE DAY. SENATE BILL 742, A BILL RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE FUELS SALES TAX IN CERTAIN


Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): THE BILL.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): MR. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS THE SENATE THIS IS A SECTION 1 BILL LIMIT TO THE THE CITY OF HARRISONBURG. THE CITY OF HARRISONBURG ADOPT THE AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD REQUIRE OWNERS OF ANY APARTMENT BUILDING TO RELANDSCAPE AND MOVE MULCH BACK AWAY FROM APARTMENT BUILD BUILDINGS AND SOME OF THEM ARE HAVING TO RETROIFITY TO THE EXTENT OF $80,000 TO $100,000. IT WAS ONE ADOPTED WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE NOTICE OR DISCUSSION. IT WAS ADOPTED EVEN THOUGH THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE DOESN'T REQUIRE IT. AND HARRIS SONBURG IS THE ONLY CITY OR LOCALITY IN VIRGINIA WITH THIS. ON FRIDAY, WE ADOPTED AN AMENDMENT TO THIS THAT STRIPPED OUT A PROVISION THAT HAD GIVEN SOME MEMBERS A LITTLE BIT OF HEARTBURN IN COMMITTEE THAT STILL LEFT OPEN THE DOOR THAT IN THE FUTURE THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE COULD BE AMENDED IN A MANNER THAT WOULD IN THE FUTURE REQUIRE OWNERS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS TO RETROFIT THEIR APARTMENT BUILDINGS AT THAT KIND OF EXPENSE. IT DOES NOT DO THAT ANY LONGER. IT SIMPLY IS RELATE TO THE THE CITY OF HARRISONBURG AND SAYS THAT AND PROVIDES THAT YOU CAN'T ADOPT THIS KIND OF RESTRICT, AFTER A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PIECE OF PROPERTY.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL SENATE BILL 736 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILLS AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 39, NOS 0. AYES 39, NOS 0. THE BILL PASSES. SENATE BILL 552, A BILL RELATING TO THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM