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SB 451 Local government; authority to require abatement of criminal blight on real property.
Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Local government; authority to require abatement of criminal blight on real property. Authorizes any locality to enact an ordinance that requires corrective action to address criminal blight conditions on certain real property. The bill defines criminal blight to include conditions on real property that endanger residents of the community by the regular presence of persons using the property for controlled substance use or sale and other criminal activities, specifically commercial sex trafficking or prostitution or repeated acts of the malicious discharge of a firearm within a building or dwelling. Current law allows local governments to enact an ordinance for taking action against a property owner with regard to illegal drug activity on such real property within the locality. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to HB 594.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101378D pdf
- 01/30/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106172D-S1 pdf
- 02/16/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107282D-H1 pdf
- 03/01/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB451ER) pdf
- 03/19/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0335) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101378D
- 01/09/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/30/18 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (12-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106172D-S1
- 02/01/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106172D-S1
- 02/02/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB451S1
- 02/05/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/18 House: Read first time
- 02/08/18 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/16/18 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107282D-H1
- 02/20/18 House: Read second time
- 02/21/18 House: Read third time
- 02/21/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107282D-H1
- 02/21/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/18 House: Read third time
- 02/23/18 House: Amendment by Delegate Carr agreed to
- 02/23/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB451H1
- 02/23/18 House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/18 Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/18 Senate: Title replaced 18107282D-H1
- 03/01/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/01/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB451ER)
- 03/01/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018
- 03/06/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/19/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 335 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/19/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0335)