SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2020 SESSION
SB 225 Removal of dangerous roadside vegetation; local option.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Removal of dangerous roadside conditions; local option. Authorizes any locality, by ordinance, to require the owner of any property located adjacent to a right-of-way maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation to remove any and all trees, tree limbs, shrubs, high grass, or other substance that might dangerously obstruct the line of sight of a driver, be involved in a collision with a vehicle, or interfere with the safe operation of a vehicle. This bill is identical to HB 284.
FULL TEXT
- 12/31/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100283D pdf
- 01/15/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20100283D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB225ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0963) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 12/31/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100283D
- 12/31/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/13/20 Senate: Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A)
- 01/14/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/15/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/15/20 Senate: Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to
- 01/15/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB225E
- 01/15/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20100283D-E
- 01/16/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/13/20 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
- 02/20/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Read second time
- 02/26/20 House: Read third time
- 02/26/20 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/26/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/26/20 House: Passed House with amendments (82-Y 17-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: Passage (82-Y 17-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/20 Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
- 03/03/20 House: House insisted on amendments
- 03/03/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/20 Senate: Senators: Stuart, Hashmi, McPike
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: Cole, J.G., Heretick, Leftwich
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 19-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 19-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB225ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 963 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0963)