Inoperable vehicles James City County. (SB1135)

Introduced By

Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg)

Progress

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

Description

Inoperable vehicles; James City County. Authorizes James City County to prohibit any person from keeping, unless shielded or screened from view, on any property zoned or used for residential purposes, or on any property zoned for commercial or agricultural purposes, any inoperable motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102681D
01/09/2017Referred to Committee on Local Government
01/13/2017Impact statement from DHCD (SB1135)
01/17/2017Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2017Passed by for the day
01/23/2017Read second time and engrossed
01/24/2017Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2017Placed on Calendar
01/31/2017Read first time
01/31/2017Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
02/03/2017Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
02/08/2017Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/21/2017Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 5 minutes.

Transcript

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

SENATOR SPRUILL?

Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake): 960 IS THE BILL THAT THE ALLOWS YOU THE OPTION TO COUNT BALLOTS THAT COME IN. THEY COME IN A CONTAINER. IT'S CAUSING A BACKUP DURING ELECTION DAY, WHEN THE BALLOTS COME IN. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO OPEN THEM UP AND NOT PUSH THEM THROUGH THAT GIVES THEM THE OPTION TO THE MACHINE. DO THAT IF THEY CHOOSE TO.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU SENATOR. IF YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BILL PASS?

Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake): I MOVE THE BILL PASS.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU SENATOR -- THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. THE SENATOR FROM FAIRFAX, CITY, SENATOR PETERSEN.

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax): THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS?

[Unknown]: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD?

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax): I YIELD.

[Unknown]: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP LEGISLATION TAKING UP THAT WHEN THERE ARE WRITE-IN BALLOTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE COUNTED. IF SOMEBODY HAS A WRITE-IN BALLOT, THEY OPEN IT, AND COUNT IT AND THEY DON'T HIT THE THRESHOLD, HOW DO THEY UNCOUNT IT. THE SENATOR FROM NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE. I'M HOPING WHEN IT COMES -- I WOULD NOT VOTE FOR THE WRITE-IN BALLOT. I AM HOPING THEY DON'T DO THAT. THEY SHOULD NOT COUNT IT. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. THE SENATOR FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY, SENATOR STANLEY.

Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta): THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. WILL THE SENATOR FROM NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE YIELD FOR A QUESTION.

[Unknown]: WILL THE SENATOR FROM NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE YIELD?

Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta): I YIELD.

[Unknown]: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS. I WOULD ASK THE SENATOR IF HE COULD LOOK AT THE BILL AS IT'S FOUND ON OUR CALENDAR DOCKET, THAT WE CAN FIND HERE ON OUR DEVICES, AND IF HE WOULD LOOK ON PAGE OR ON LINE 12, AFTER THE WORD "ABSENTEE", I NOTICE THE WORD "VOTER". NOW, IF I -- IF THE GENTLEMAN WERE TO TAKE THE R OFF THE WORD "VOTER", WHAT WOULD THAT WORD BE, SIR? THE SENATOR FROM NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE. JUST VOTE IS ALL. THANK YOU SENATOR. FUT QUESTION FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. NOW, IF THE SENATOR FROM NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE, MY GOOD FRIEND, WOULD THEN GO TO LINE 55 OF HIS LEGISLATION -- I DON'T HAVE THE BILL. THEN GO TO THE END OF THAT LINE, AFTER THE WORD "IN", IF THE GENTLEMAN COULD TELL ME WHAT THAT WORD IS? THE SENATOR FROM NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE. I'M TRYING TO FIND IT. CHILL OUT ONE MINUTE. >> VANT CAN YOU LET THE GENTLEMAN KNOW I'M CHILLED. 55, AND N, NO EVENT SHALL -- [INAUDIBLE] MR. PRESIDENT, THAT WORD AFTER "IN" IS WHAT? NO. SO MR. PRESIDENT -- SENATOR FROM FRANKLIN.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): I WOULD ASK THE GENTLEMAN FROM CHESAPEAKE, THEN IF WE TOOK THE TWO WORDS TOGETHER, THE FIRST ONE THAT ASKED HIM WHAT THAT SECOND WORD WAS, WHAT WOULD THAT BE TOGETHER?

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR FROM NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE. NO. IT WOULD BE VOTE NO. THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU SENATOR. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE SENATOR FROM FAUQUIER, SENATOR VOGEL. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. SPEAKING TO THE MEASURE? THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. MR. PRESIDENT, WE HEARD THIS BILL IN PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE AND THE UNDERLYING BILL JUST TO CLARIFY ALLOWS YOU TO OPEN IT AS THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS COME IN AND TO CLARIFY A POINT THAT WAS MADE PREVIOUSLY, THE QUESTION WAS ASKED REGARDING A BILL THAT WILL BE HEARD IN A FEW MOMENTS, AND THAT WAS HOW WILL YOU UNCOUNT THAT VOTE SHOULD THE BILL PASS THAT WILL BE HEARD IN A FEW MOMENTS THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR THE VOTES TO BE COUNTED, AND I WANT TO MAKE A VERY IMPORTANT POINT, THAT THAT SUBSEQUENT BILL DOES NOT, IN FACT, NOT COUNT ANY VOTES. THAT IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT, AS YOU CONSIDER THIS BILL, THAT THERE IS NO SUCH BILL THAT WILL ACTUALLY NOT COUNT ANY VOTES. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU SENATOR. THE SENATOR FROM JAMES CITY COUNTY, SENATOR NORMENT.

Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg): THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. WOULD THE GENTLEMAN RISE AND YIELD FOR A QUESTION, PLEASE?

[Unknown]: WOULD THE SENATOR FROM NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE YIELD FOR A QUESTION?

Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg): YES MR. CHAIRMAN -- YES MR. PRESIDENT.

[Unknown]: MR. PRESIDENT, AS I WAS LISTENING TO HIS INITIAL EXPLANATION OF THE BILL, HE