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2020 SESSION

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HB 1688 Cemeteries; grass cutting on land used for interment of human remains.

Introduced by: Delores L. McQuinn | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Cemeteries; grass cutting. Exempts land used for the interment of human remains owned by an individual, family, property owners' association, or church from a local ordinance requiring certain owners of property to cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on such property.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/20  House: Presented and ordered printed 20105731D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/07/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20107083D-H1  pdf
• 02/10/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20107083D-EH1  pdf
• 03/03/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1688ER)  pdf
• 04/02/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
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• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/17/20  House: Presented and ordered printed 20105731D
• 01/17/20  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/29/20  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
• 01/30/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/20  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
• 02/07/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20107083D-H1
• 02/09/20  House: Read first time
• 02/10/20  House: Read second time
• 02/10/20  House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107083D-H1
• 02/10/20  House: Amendment by Delegate McQuinn agreed to
• 02/10/20  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1688EH1
• 02/10/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20107083D-EH1
• 02/11/20  House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 7-N)
• 02/11/20  House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 7-N)
• 02/12/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/12/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/24/20  Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/20  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/20  House: Enrolled
• 03/03/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1688ER)
• 03/03/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/12/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 03/12/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/02/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/02/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)