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SB 972 Vested rights; owners of property not required to retrofit existing landscape cover materials.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Vested rights; existing landscape cover materials. Provides that, notwithstanding any local ordinance to the contrary, an owner of real property who has an occupancy permit issued as of January 1, 2018, shall not be required to retrofit existing landscape cover materials. The bill further provides that such owner shall not be prohibited from continuing to use, supplement, or refurbish existing landscape cover materials at such property. This bill is identical to HB 1595.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18105703D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106216D-S1 pdf
- 03/05/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB972ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18105703D
- 01/19/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/06/18 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (10-Y 2-N)
- 02/06/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106216D-S1
- 02/08/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106216D-S1
- 02/09/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB972S1
- 02/12/18 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/12/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
- 02/15/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/18 House: Read first time
- 02/15/18 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/21/18 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/21/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/23/18 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/27/18 House: Read second time
- 02/28/18 House: Read third time
- 02/28/18 House: Passed House (87-Y 11-N)
- 02/28/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (87-Y 11-N)
- 03/05/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB972ER)
- 03/05/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
- 03/14/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/09/18 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/18/18 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (13-Y 26-N)
- 04/18/18 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/18/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 18, 2018
- 05/17/18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor