Local government; authority to require abatement of criminal blight on real property. (HB594)

Introduced By

Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond) with support from co-patrons Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), and Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond)

Progress

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

Description

Local government; authority to require abatement of criminal blight on real property. Authorizes any locality to enact an ordinance that requires corrective action to address criminal blight conditions on certain real property. The bill defines criminal blight to include conditions on real property that endanger residents of the community by the regular presence of persons using the property for controlled substance use or sale and other criminal activities, specifically commercial sex trafficking or prostitution or repeated acts of the malicious discharge of a firearm within a building or dwelling. Current law allows local governments to enact an ordinance for taking action against a property owner with regard to illegal drug activity on such real property within the locality. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to SB 451. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2018Committee
01/08/2018Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101405D
01/08/2018Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/09/2018Impact statement from DHCD (HB594)
01/17/2018Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
01/31/2018Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
02/02/2018Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2018Committee substitute printed 18106512D-H1
02/06/2018Read first time
02/07/2018Read second time
02/07/2018Committee substitute agreed to 18106512D-H1
02/07/2018Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB594H1
02/08/2018Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/08/2018VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2018Constitutional reading dispensed
02/09/2018Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/20/2018Reported from Local Government (12-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2018Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2018Passed by for the day
02/26/2018Read third time
02/26/2018Reading of amendment waived
02/26/2018Amendment by Senator Dance agreed to
02/26/2018Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/26/2018Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2018Placed on Calendar
02/28/2018Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
02/28/2018VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2018Reconsideration of Senate amendment agreed to by House
02/28/2018Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
02/28/2018VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2018Enrolled
03/02/2018Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB594ER)
03/02/2018Signed by Speaker
03/05/2018Signed by President
03/07/2018Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 7, 2018
03/07/2018G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
04/09/2018G Approved by Governor-Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/18)
04/09/2018G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)

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 32 seconds.

Transcript

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

members of the house. A bill to amend and reenact 594 is consensus recommendation endorsed by the housing commission that authority authorizes any locality to enact an ordinance that requires corrective action to address criminal blight conditions on certain real property. I move that we engross and pass on to the third reading. next up in the block, house bill 640, a bill to amend and reenact two sections of the code of virginia, relating to comprehensive plan; broadband