All Roll Calls
Yes: 116 • No: 26
VirginiaHB10542025 Regular SessionHouse
Vegetative growth on certain property; maintenance.
Sponsored By: Barry D. Knight (Republican)
Failed
Summary
Maintenance of vegetative growth on certain property. Provides that a locality may require the owner of property that (i) was formerly used as a golf course but where such use has been discontinued and (ii) abuts an area zoned for residential purposes to maintain the vegetative growth on the former golf course property in a manner that (a) prevents such property from becoming a detriment to the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the abutting residential area and (b) does not change the character of the former golf course property so as to be incompatible with the surrounding residential area. The bill further provides that whenever the locality deems it necessary, after reasonable notice as determined by the locality, the locality may have its agents or employees cut or maintain the vegetative growth, in which event the cost and expenses thereof shall be chargeable to and paid by the owner of such property and may be collected by the locality as taxes are collected. An enactment clause states that the provisions of the bill are declarative of existing law.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Barry D. Knight
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/26/2024
Continued to 2025 in Local Government
Yes: 14 • No: 0
House vote • 2/8/2024
VOTE: Passage
Yes: 75 • No: 23
House vote • 2/2/2024
Subcommittee recommends reporting
Yes: 8 • No: 0 • Other: 1
House vote • 2/2/2024
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns
Yes: 19 • No: 3
Actions Timeline
Left in Local Government
11/19/2024SenateContinued to 2025 in Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
2/26/2024SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2/9/2024SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2/9/2024SenateVOTE: Passage (75-Y 23-N)
2/8/2024HouseRead third time and passed House (75-Y 23-N)
2/8/2024HouseRead second time and engrossed
2/7/2024HouseRead first time
2/6/2024HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 3-N)
2/2/2024HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2/2/2024HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
1/23/2024HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
1/10/2024HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100022D
1/10/2024House
Bill Text
Introduced
1/18/2024
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