Conservation easements; certain easements be liberally construed in favor of purpose which created. (HB1760)
Introduced By
Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall) with support from co-patron Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-Clarke)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Conservation easements; construction. Provides that an easement held pursuant to the Virginia Conservation Easement Act or the Open-Space Land Act shall be construed in favor of achieving the conservation purposes for which it was created. This bill is identical to SB 1199. Read the Bill »
Status
02/19/2021: Passed the Senate
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/17/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101159D |
| 12/17/2020 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/12/2021 | Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources |
| 01/20/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/20/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/20/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1760) |
| 01/20/2021 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/20/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21102392D-H1 |
| 01/21/2021 | Read first time |
| 01/22/2021 | Read second time |
| 01/22/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21102392D-H1 |
| 01/22/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1760H1 |
| 01/25/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1760H1) |
| 01/25/2021 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 01/25/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/26/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/26/2021 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2021 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/19/2021 | Passed Senate (30-Y 8-N) |
| 02/24/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/24/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1760ER) |
| 02/24/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1760ER) |
| 02/24/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/25/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/26/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021 |
| 02/26/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/24/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 317 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/24/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0317) |