VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2020 SESSION

• | print version

SB 28 Eminent domain; eliminates specific provisions for assessment of costs in certain proceedings.

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

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Eminent domain; costs. Eliminates specific provisions for the assessment of costs in eminent domain proceedings where the condemnor is a public service company, public service corporation, railroad, or government utility corporation and provides that all costs shall be assessed in the same manner, regardless of the identity of the condemnor. The bill exempts condemnation actions for easements adjudged at less than $10,000. The bill also provides that its provisions apply only to condemnation actions filed on or after July 1, 2020.

FULL TEXT

• 11/18/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100603D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20100603D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB28ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/22/20  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB28ER2)  pdf
• 04/22/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1244)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 11/18/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100603D
• 11/18/19  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 01/08/20  Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
• 01/16/20  Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
• 01/29/20  Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 1-N)
• 01/31/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/20  Senate: Read second time
• 02/03/20  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/03/20  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/03/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB28E
• 02/03/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20100603D-E
• 02/04/20  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/20  House: Read first time
• 02/12/20  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/20  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 02/28/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/20  House: Read second time
• 03/04/20  House: Read third time
• 03/04/20  House: Passed by temporarily
• 03/04/20  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB28ER)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/08/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 03/12/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/08/20  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/22/20  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
• 04/22/20  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 0-N)
• 04/22/20  House: VOTE: (92-Y 0-N)
• 04/22/20  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/22/20  Senate: Reenrolled
• 04/22/20  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB28ER2)
• 04/22/20  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/22/20  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/22/20  House: Enacted, Chapter 1244 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/22/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1244)