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2004 SESSION

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HB 963 Exterior lighting; allows James City Co. to regulate illumination levels of buildings and property.

Introduced by: William K. Barlow | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Exterior lighting regulation; James City County. Allows James City County to regulate the maximum upward exterior illumination levels of buildings and property zoned or used for commercial or business purposes. Such ordinance shall only apply to lighting installed after the effective date of the ordinance and shall not affect or be applied to agricultural or silvicultural operations, certain outdoor advertising signs, temporary VDOT construction or maintenance, utility companies, facilities owned by the Department of Corrections, lighting regulated by the Uniform Statewide Building Code or to premise security lighting for certain multi-family residential or commercial office buildings. Any lighting installed prior to the effective date of the ordinance shall not be treated as nonconforming. The provisions of the bill expire if not acted upon by July 1, 2006.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 046955224  pdf
• 03/19/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB963ER)  pdf
• 04/20/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0550)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 046955224
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/16/04  House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 2
• 01/30/04  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (11-Y 8-N)
• 02/02/04  House: Read first time
• 02/03/04  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/04  House: Read third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N)
• 02/04/04  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 27-N)
• 02/04/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/24/04  Senate: Reported from Local Government (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
• 02/26/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/04  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/27/04  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Norment agreed to
• 02/27/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/27/04  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (30-Y 8-N)
• 02/27/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (30-Y 8-N)
• 03/01/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/02/04  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (78-Y 18-N)
• 03/02/04  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (78-Y 18-N)
• 03/19/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB963ER)
• 03/19/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/20/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/21/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/12/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 550 (effective - see bill)
• 04/20/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0550)