Grass; local ordinance on cutting. (HB875)

Introduced By

Del. Ronnie Campbell (R-Raphine)

Progress

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

Description

Local ordinance on grass cutting. Authorizes a locality located in Planning District 6 to enforce on residential land of one acre or less in an area zoned for agricultural use an ordinance requiring owners of property to cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on such property. Current law prohibits such an ordinance from applying to land zoned for or in active farming operation. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/07/2020Committee
01/07/2020Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104054D
01/07/2020Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/11/2020Impact statement from DHCD (HB875)
01/18/2020Impact statement from DHCD (HB875)
01/21/2020Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
01/23/2020Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
01/31/2020House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/31/2020Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2020Read first time
02/05/2020Read second time
02/05/2020Committee amendments agreed to
02/05/2020Engrossed by House as amended HB875E
02/05/2020Printed as engrossed 20104054D-E
02/06/2020Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/06/2020VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2020Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2020Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/17/2020Reported from Local Government (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2020Read third time
02/19/2020Passed Senate (29-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2020Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2020Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2020Enrolled
02/21/2020Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB875ER)
02/21/2020Signed by Speaker
02/24/2020Signed by President
02/26/2020Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
02/26/2020G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
03/04/2020G Approved by Governor-Chapter 136 (effective 7/1/20)
03/04/2020G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136)