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SB 687 Timber cutting; determination of damages;

Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Timber cutting; determination of damages; attorney fees. Clarifies that any person found liable for the unauthorized removal of, or the direction of unauthorized removal of, timber from another's land must also pay reasonable attorney fees incurred by the owner of the timber to such owner. The bill is in response to the decision in Chacey v. Garvey, 2015 Va. LEXIS 185. This bill is identical to HB 1290.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/16  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104186D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB687ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/29/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0562)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/20/16  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104186D
• 01/20/16  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/08/16  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)
• 02/09/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/16  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/11/16  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/15/16  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/16  House: Read first time
• 02/15/16  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/16  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 02/22/16  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/16  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/16  House: Read second time
• 02/26/16  House: Read third time
• 02/26/16  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/29/16  House: Read third time
• 02/29/16  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/16  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/16  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/01/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB687ER)
• 03/01/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/07/16  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
• 03/07/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
• 03/29/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 562 (effective 7/1/16)
• 03/29/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0562)