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2016 SESSION
SB 56 Grass, weeds, and other foreign growth; local cutting ordinances include overgrown shrubs and trees.
Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Cutting of grass, weeds, and other foreign growth. Provides that in local grass cutting ordinances as applied to vacant developed property, foreign growth includes overgrown shrubs and trees.
FULL TEXT
- 12/16/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101344D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16101344D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/16/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101344D
- 12/16/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/19/16 Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (12-Y 1-N)
- 01/21/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/16 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/16 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/25/16 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/25/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB56E
- 01/25/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16101344D-E
- 01/26/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 11-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/16 House: Read first time
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/26/16 House: Tabled in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote