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1996 SESSION

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HB 400 Statute of limitations for violations of Building Code.

Introduced by: John Watkins | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Period of discovery and the statute of limitations for violations of the Building Code. Requires prosecutions for Building Code violations to be brought within one year of discovery of the offense (currently two years), but in no event more than two years (currently one year) of initial occupancy or use. The bill specifically states that the one year of discovery limitation applies to violations involving existing buildings or structures.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 962142484  pdf
• 03/13/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB400ER)  pdf
• 04/05/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0484)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Conference amendments

HISTORY

• 01/17/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 962142484
• 01/17/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/22/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 01/26/96  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/96  House: Read first time
• 01/30/96  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/31/96  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (95-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/96  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 01/31/96  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/96  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/01/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/01/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/96  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/16/96  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/16/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/16/96  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/20/96  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/96  House: Reconsideration of Senate amendments agreed to by House
• 02/20/96  House: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 99-N)
• 02/20/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (0-Y 99-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/23/96  House: House acceded to request
• 02/26/96  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/26/96  Senate: Senators: Saslaw, Edwards, Benedetti
• 02/26/96  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/26/96  House: Delegates: Watkins, Cranwell, Watts
• 02/29/96  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 02/29/96  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  Conference: Senate amendments rejected by conference committee
• 02/29/96  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 02/29/96  House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
• 03/13/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB400ER)
• 03/20/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/21/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/01/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 484 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/05/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0484)