Richard Stuart
- Republican
- Senator
- District 25
Primary
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.
Removal of dangerous roadside conditions; local option. Authorizes any locality, by ordinance, to require the owner of any property located within five feet of the pavement of any public right-of-way 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-way to 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.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 963 (effective 7/1/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
Impact statement from DPB (SB225ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Amended by conference committee
VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 19-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 19-N)
Conferees appointed by House
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
House requested conference committee
House insisted on amendments
House amendments rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
Passed by for the day
Engrossed by House as amended
Read third time
Committee amendments agreed to
Passed House with amendments (82-Y 17-N)
VOTE: Passage (82-Y 17-N)
Read second time
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
Read first time
Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Placed on Calendar
Impact statement from DPB (SB225E)
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
Read second time
Printed as engrossed 20100283D-E
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB225E
Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to
Reading of amendment waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A)
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100283D
Referred to Committee on Local Government
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Engrossed by Senate as amended SB225E | HTML |
| Engrossed by Senate as amended SB225E | HTML |
| Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB225ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0963) | HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| Amendment: SB225AS | HTML |
| Amendment: SB225AHE | HTML |
| Amendment: SB225AH | HTML |
| Amendment: SB225AC | HTML |
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