Removal of dangerous roadside vegetation; local option. (HB284)

Introduced By

Del. Josh Cole (D-Stafford) with support from co-patron Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)

Progress

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

Description

Removal of dangerous roadside conditions; local option. Authorizes any locality, by ordinance, to require the owner of any property located adjacent to a right-of-way maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation to remove any and all trees, tree limbs, shrubs, high grass, or other substance that might dangerously obstruct the line of sight of a driver, be involved in a collision with a vehicle, or interfere with the safe operation of a vehicle. Read the Bill »

Status

02/19/2020: Passed the Senate

History

Date	Action
12/30/2019	Committee
12/30/2019	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101459D
12/30/2019	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/17/2020	Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
01/24/2020	Impact statement from DPB (HB284)
01/31/2020	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/31/2020	Committee substitute printed 20106413D-H1
01/31/2020	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (19-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2020	Read first time
02/05/2020	Read second time
02/05/2020	Committee substitute agreed to 20106413D-H1
02/05/2020	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB284H1
02/06/2020	Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)
02/06/2020	VOTE: Passage (84-Y 15-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2020	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2020	Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/17/2020	Reported from Local Government with amendments (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2020	Impact statement from DPB (HB284H1)
02/18/2020	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2020	Read third time
02/19/2020	Reading of amendments waived
02/19/2020	Committee amendments agreed to
02/19/2020	Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/19/2020	Passed Senate with amendments (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2020	Placed on Calendar
02/21/2020	Senate amendments rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)
02/21/2020	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2020	Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2020	Senate requested conference committee
02/26/2020	House acceded to request
02/26/2020	Conferees appointed by House
02/26/2020	Delegates: Cole, J.G., Heretick, Leftwich

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.

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