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SB 1312 Private roads; covenants, government maintenance and improvements.
Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Private roads; covenants; maintenance and improvements. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of a recorded deed or plat to the contrary, a private road serving a subdivision of 50 or fewer lots may be dedicated for public use and may be taken into the secondary state highway system if, prior to making such dedication and before requirements for acceptance of the road into the secondary state highway system are met, the owner of the fee interest in such private road obtains the written consent of (i) every lot owner in the subdivision whose lot is served by the private road and (ii) the holder of any restrictive covenant or easement rights over and concerning the private road. Such consent shall be recorded in the land records of the clerk's office of the circuit court of the county wherein the private road is located.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101770D pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105053D-H1 pdf
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1312ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101770D
- 01/14/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (7-Y 4-N)
- 02/03/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 9-N)
- 02/09/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/11/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105053D-H1
- 02/23/15 House: Read second time
- 02/24/15 House: Read third time
- 02/24/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15105053D-H1
- 02/24/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1312H1
- 02/24/15 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Title replaced 15105053D-H1
- 03/06/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1312ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/23/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 495 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495)