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HB 38 Grass; adds Spotsylvania County to list of counties authorized to require property owners to cut.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Authority to cut grass. Adds Spotsylvania County to the list of counties with authority to require that the owner of occupied residential real property cut the grass or lawn area of less than one-half acre on such property when growth on the grass or lawn area exceeds 12 inches in height. Spotsylvania County may, after reasonable notice, have the grass or lawn area cut by its agents or employees, in which event the cost and expenses thereof shall be chargeable to and paid by the owner of the property and may be collected by the county as taxes and levies are collected.
FULL TEXT
- 12/18/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102827D pdf
- 03/09/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB38ER) pdf
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/18/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102827D
- 12/18/09 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/15/10 House: Assigned CC & T sub: #1
- 01/20/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/10 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 3-N)
- 01/25/10 House: Read first time
- 01/26/10 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/10 House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 23-N)
- 01/27/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (75-Y 23-N)
- 01/28/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/23/10 Senate: Reported from Local Government (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/25/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/10 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/10 Senate: Defeated by Senate (26-Y 13-N)
- 02/26/10 Senate: Requires 2/3 affirmative votes for passage
- 02/26/10 Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/26/10 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/01/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/10 Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB38ER)
- 03/09/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396)