HB 1740

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2017
  • House
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Feb 17, 2017

Sanitary districts; creation by board of supervisors.

Abstract

Transfers authority to create or enlarge sanitary districts from the circuit court with jurisdiction over the locality in which the district is located to the governing body of the county in which the district is located. The bill requires the governing body, at a hearing for the creation or enlargement of a sanitary district, to make a finding of fact of whether the action is necessary, practical, fiscally responsible, and supported by at least 50 percent of persons who own real property in (i) the proposed district or (ii) in the case of enlargement, the area proposed to be included in the existing district. The bill also requires a minimum standard regarding timeliness for hearings.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Feb 17, 2017

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 14 (effective 7/1/17)

Feb 14, 2017

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/14/17

Feb 13, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Feb 09, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Placed on Calendar

Virginia General Assembly

Senate substitute agreed to by House 17104956D-S1 (98-Y 1-N)

Feb 07, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 17104956D-S1

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1740S1

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of substitute waived

Jan 31, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 30, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N)

Jan 27, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 26, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 12, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources

Jan 08, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102826D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102826D HTML
Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104956D-S1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1740ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0014) HTML

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