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1997 SESSION
HB 2796 Prescriptive easements for provision of water and sewer services.
Introduced by: Clarence E. Phillips | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Prescriptive easements for provision of water and sewer services. Provides that in an action to establish a prescriptive easement involving the provision of water and sewer services, a political subdivision shall demonstrate that the use has continued for a period of at least 10 years. This has the effect of reducing the continuous use requirement of 20 years as required under common law.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 977337400 pdf
- 02/27/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2796ER) pdf
- 03/19/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0416) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/20/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 977337400
- 01/20/97 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/27/97 House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 2
- 02/01/97 House: Reported from Count., Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/97 House: Read first time
- 02/03/97 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/97 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/17/97 Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/97 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/97 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2796ER)
- 03/04/97 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/15/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 416 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/19/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0416)