Removal of blight; building collapse; emergency. (SB919)

Introduced By

Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) with support from co-patron Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke)

Progress

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

Description

Removal of blight; building collapse; emergency. Authorizes localities to immediately remove, repair, or secure any building in the event that an emergency is deemed to exist, as certified in writing by the local building code official, without complying with prescribed notice requirements. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/27/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102099D
12/27/2016Referred to Committee on Local Government
01/03/2017Impact statement from DHCD (SB919)
01/17/2017Read second time and engrossed
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
01/24/2017Passed by for the day
01/25/2017Passed by for the day
01/26/2017Passed by for the day
01/27/2017Passed by for the day
01/30/2017Passed by for the day
01/31/2017Passed by for the day
02/01/2017Passed by for the day
02/02/2017Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2017Amendments by Senator Obenshain withdrawn
02/02/2017Reading of amendments waived
02/02/2017Amendments by Senator Edwards agreed to
02/02/2017Engrossed by Senate as amended SB919E
02/02/2017Printed as engrossed 17102099D-E
02/02/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2017Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Placed on Calendar
02/06/2017Read first time
02/06/2017Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
02/07/2017Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
02/08/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (10-Y 0-N)
02/10/2017Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2017Read second time
02/14/2017Read third time
02/14/2017Committee amendments agreed to
02/14/2017Engrossed by House as amended
02/14/2017Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/14/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2017House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Enrolled
02/20/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB919ER)
02/20/2017Signed by Speaker
02/21/2017Signed by President
02/21/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/13/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 400 (effective 7/1/17)
03/13/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0400)

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 3 minutes.

Transcript

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

KEEP LISTENING TO YOUR TEACHERS AND ALWAYS OBEY YOUR MOM AND DAD, AND YOU'LL BE IN GREAT SHAPE. I'D ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN OFFERING MS. LISA WALL MEYER AND HER SON R.J. THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. (APPLAUSE).

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon): THE SENATOR FROM ACCOMACK COUNTY, SENATOR LEWIS.

Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac): MR. PRESIDENT, RISE FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

[Unknown]: THE NEAR HAS THE -- SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac): TODAY WE HAVE OVER 150 UNITED METHODISTS FROM AROUND THE STATE ATTENDING THEIR 25th METHODIST DAY HERE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. SOME ARE WITH US IN THE GALLERY SOME ARE WITH THE OTHER BODY. ALONG WITH THEM IS THEIR NEW BISHOP LEWIS. THEY HAVE BEEN VISITING SENATORS, COMMITTEE MEETINGS, RESEARCHING BILLS AND BECOME CAN FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS HERE ON THE CAMPUS. THEIR THEME FOR THE DAY IS 25 YEARS OF FAITH AND JUSTICE, AND THEY HOPE TO CONTINUE PUTTING THEIR FAITH TO WORK FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS. SO WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN ME IN GIVING THEM THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. WOULD MEMBERS FROM THE UNITED METHODIST DELEGATION PLEASE RISE. SENATOR, THEY MAY BE VIEWING FROM ANOTHER ROOM, BUT WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THEM BEING ON THE CAPITOL TODAY, AND WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT VISIT TO MR. JEFFERSON'S CAPITOL. I'D ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN OFFERING MEMBERS FROM THE UNITED METHODIST DELEGATION THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. (APPLAUSE). THE SENATOR FROM JAMES CITY COUNTY, SENATOR NORMENT.

Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE FOR A COUPLE OF INTRODUCTIONS, SIR. FIRST OF ALL, THE SENATOR FROM AUGUSTA WAS VERY KIND TO INTRODUCE LISA WALLMEYER AND HER SON R.J. THE SENATOR FROM FRANKLIN WHO WAS CHAIRING LOCAL GOVERNMENT THIS MORNING WOULD PROBABLY BE PLEASED TO KNOW THAT I TRIED TO GET R.J. TO PRESENT THE AIR B AND B BILL, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD GO A LOT QUICKER, AND I EVEN OFFERED TO HOLD HIM UP SO HE COULD BE SEEN, BUT HE RESPECTFULLY DECLINED. YOUR HONOR -- EXCUSE ME, MR. PRESIDENT, THERE ARE TWO GROUPS IN THE GALLERY THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO. THE FIRST IS THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS ALLIANCE, AND I THINK ALL OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK THAT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DOES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE FOUND INTERESTING IS THAT IT SUPPORTS MORE THAN 75,000 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN 111 DIFFERENT SITES IN 50 CITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD EXTEND A VERY WARM WELCOME TO THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WHO IS RONALD MCNEIL, AND EVEN THOUGH HE IS PREVIOUSLY -- HE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN RECOGNIZED, THERE IS ALSO THE FORMER EXTRAORDINARY AND ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL DELEGATES IN THE HISTORY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, MR. ALLEN DIAMONDSTEEN IS UP THERE. I WOULD EXTEND MY APOLOGIZE TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FOR MISSING THEIR RECEPTION THIS MORNING, BUT THE SENATOR FROM