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2024 SESSION
SB 701 Vested rights; building permits.
Introduced by: Timmy F. French | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Vested rights; building permits. Provides that if a locality has issued a building permit, despite nonconformance with the zoning ordinance, and a property owner, relying in good faith on the issuance of the building permit, incurs extensive obligations or substantial expenses in diligent pursuit of a building project that is in conformance with the building permit and the Uniform Statewide Building Code, the locality shall not treat such building as an illegal use but rather as a legal nonconforming use. Current law requires that such project be completed and a certificate of occupancy issued in order to receive such protection.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/24 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 24104047D pdf
- 02/12/24 Senate: Printed as engrossed 24104047D-E pdf
- 03/06/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB701ER) pdf
- 04/05/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0605) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/24 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 24104047D
- 01/19/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/07/24 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/08/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/24 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/12/24 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/24 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
- 02/12/24 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/12/24 Senate: Amendment by Senator French agreed to
- 02/12/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB701E
- 02/12/24 Senate: Printed as engrossed 24104047D-E
- 02/13/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/24 House: Read first time
- 02/16/24 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/19/24 House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 02/22/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/24 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/24 House: Read second time
- 03/01/24 House: Read third time
- 03/01/24 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB701ER)
- 03/06/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/05/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 605 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/05/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0605)