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HB 1290 Timber cutting; unlawful removal, determination of damages.

Introduced by: Gregory D. Habeeb | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Timber cutting; determination of damages; attorney fees. Clarifies that any person found liable for the unauthorized removal of, or the direction of unauthorized removal of, timber from another's land must also pay reasonable attorney fees incurred by the owner of the timber to such owner. The bill is in response to the decision in Chacey v. Garvey, 2015 Va. LEXIS 185. This bill is identical to SB 687.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/16  House: Presented and ordered printed 16103906D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1290ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0245)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/21/16  House: Presented and ordered printed 16103906D
• 01/21/16  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/16  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 02/03/16  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/16  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/16  House: Read first time
• 02/15/16  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/16/16  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/16  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/17/16  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/22/16  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 2-N)
• 02/23/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/16  Senate: Read third time
• 02/24/16  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
• 02/25/16  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1290ER)
• 02/25/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/29/16  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/29/16
• 02/29/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 7, 2016
• 03/04/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 245 (effective 7/1/16)
• 03/04/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0245)