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2004 SESSION
HB 549 Open-space preservation; imposition of additional fee for distribution to Outdoors Foundation.
Introduced by: Joe T. May | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Deed recordation fee for open-space preservation. Imposes a $1 fee on every deed admitted to record as of July 1, 2004, in those jurisdictions where open-space easements are held by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. The bill requires the State Comptroller to distribute on a monthly basis the revenue from such collected fees to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. The Foundation, established to promote the preservation of open-space lands and to encourage private gifts of money, securities, land or other property to preserve the natural, scenic, historic, scientific, open-space and recreational areas of the Commonwealth, shall hold and administer these funds in accordance with its statutory purpose and powers.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 047590400 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/04 House: Printed as engrossed 047590400-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB549ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/21/04 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB549ER2) pdf
- 04/26/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0990) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 047590400
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/15/04 House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: 1
- 02/11/04 House: Reported from Finance with amd (15-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/04 House: Read first time
- 02/14/04 House: Read second time
- 02/14/04 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/14/04 House: Amendments by Del. Spruill rejected
- 02/14/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB549E
- 02/14/04 House: Printed as engrossed 047590400-E
- 02/16/04 House: Read third time and passed House (80-Y 19-N)
- 02/16/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 19-N)
- 02/16/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/17/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 03/02/04 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 1-N)
- 03/03/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/04 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/04 Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
- 03/03/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (32-Y 8-N)
- 03/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB549ER)
- 03/15/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/16/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/15/04 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/21/04 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (85-Y 15-N)
- 04/21/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (85-Y 15-N)
- 04/21/04 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
- 04/21/04 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (39-Y 1-N)
- 04/21/04 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/21/04 House: Reenrolled
- 04/21/04 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/21/04 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/21/04 House: Enacted, Chapter 990 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/21/04 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB549ER2)
- 04/26/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0990)