HB 284

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 30, 2019
  • Passed House Feb 06, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 19, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Apr 09, 2020

Removal of dangerous roadside vegetation; local option.

Abstract

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 SB 225.

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.

Removal of dangerous roadside conditions; localoption. Authorizes any locality, by ordinance, to require theowner of any property located within five feet of any public right-of-wayto remove any and all trees, tree limbs, shrubs, high grass, or othersubstance that might dangerously obstruct the line of sight of a driver, be involved in a collision with a vehicle, or interfere withthe safe operation of a vehicle.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Apr 09, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 962 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 20, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB284ER)

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

Mar 19, 2020

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 18, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

House

Enrolled

Mar 07, 2020

Senate

Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)

Mar 05, 2020

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

House

VOTE: Adoption (76-Y 23-N)

House

Conference report agreed to by House (76-Y 23-N)

Feb 28, 2020

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

Feb 26, 2020

House

Conferees appointed by House

House

House acceded to request

Feb 25, 2020

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Senate

Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 21, 2020

House

Senate amendments rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)

House

VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 19, 2020

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of amendments waived

Senate

Committee amendments agreed to

Senate

Passed Senate with amendments (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 18, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 17, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB284H1)

Senate

Reported from Local Government with amendments (14-Y 1-N)

Feb 07, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Local Government

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 06, 2020

House

Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)

House

VOTE: Passage (84-Y 15-N)

Feb 05, 2020

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB284H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20106413D-H1

Feb 04, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 31, 2020

House

Committee substitute printed 20106413D-H1

House

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (19-Y 2-N)

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 24, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB284)

Jan 17, 2020

House

Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use

Dec 30, 2019

House

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101459D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB284) HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB284H1 HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB284ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0962) HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: HB284ASE HTML
Amendment: HB284AS HTML
Amendment: HB284AC HTML

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