| Bills |
Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 92 - Kilgore - Renewable energy certificates; tariff filed by cooperative for electric energy. |
(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Makes incorporation of urban development areas optional rather than mandatory. Any locality that has previously adopted urban development areas may, and upon voter petition shall, reconsider such action. |
| HB 166 - Pogge - Capital murder; adds fire marshals, etc., to statute so death sentence can be imposed. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0399) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Narrows the instances in which a zoning administrator may modify certain previously issued written orders outside a 60-day time period by deleting the phrase "or other non discretionary" from the provision that currently excludes "clerical or other non discretionary errors" from the 60-day limitation. |
| HB 169 - Pogge - Intellectual disability services system; restructuring. |
(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Stricken from docket by Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/26/10 |
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Provides that an area for which state enterprise zone designation is sought would be required to meet one of the following: (i) have 25 percent or more of the population with incomes below 80 percent of the median income of the jurisdiction; (ii) have an unemployment rate 1.5 times the state average; or (iii) have a demonstrated floor area vacancy rate of industrial and/or commercial properties of 20 percent or more.
The criteria would replace the current criteria that considers locality-wide need as demonstrated by: (i) the average unemployment rate for the locality over the most recent three-year period; (ii) the average median adjusted gross income for the locality over the most recent three-year period; and (iii) the average percentage of public school students within the locality receiving free or reduced price lunches over the most recent three-year period. |
| HB 170 - Pogge - Prostitution; penalty. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Provides that in instances in which decisions of a zoning administrator are reviewed by the governing body, the governing body%92s decision shall be appealable to the circuit court. |
| HB 316 - McClellan - VRS; permits general registrars to retire with 20 years at an unreduced allowance at age 50. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/16/10 |
notes:
Provides that the definition of cemetery shall include all uses necessarily or customarily associated with interment of human remains. The bill also exempts certain structures located within a cemetery from the building code or other applicable codes. Furthermore, the period of validity of the final site plan for a cemetery is extended, and certain land use vesting protections are provided to landowners upon recordation of a declaration restricting the use of the land to use as a cemetery.
SAME AS SB430 |
| HB 326 - Plum - Mercury thermostats; Waste Management Board to adopt regulations to encourage recycling. |
(H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
(S) Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004) | 02/26/10 |
| notes:
Allows a landowner subject to proffered conditions to apply for amendments to such conditions after providing notice to local governing body. |
| HB 327 - Plum - Electric energy efficiency standard; established. |
(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Continued to 2011 in Commerce and Labor | 02/11/10 |
| notes:
Provides that a locality may require by ordinance that certain structures within a historic district not be demolished except in compliance with the local ordinance, unless the local building department determines that it constitutes such a hazard that it shall be razed and removed. |
| HB 328 - Plum - General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; Clerks of House & Senate establish searchable database. |
(H) Committee on Rules | (H) Left in Rules | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Requires local building departments to establish a system to allow any person applying for a building permit to (i) submit his permit application by electronic means and to affix thereto his electronic signature, (ii) check on the status of his application online and to receive information from the building department electronically, and (iii) submit electronic payment for his permit application. |
| HB 383 - Sherwood - Utility cooperatives; electing members of board of directors by proportional representation. |
(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Continued to 2011 in Commerce and Labor | 02/09/10 |
| notes:
Provides that a court may award reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and court costs to any person, group, or entity that prevails in a zoning action brought against it or that successfully challenges the validity of a zoning ordinance. |
| HB 405 - Oder - Fair Housing Board; establish program for persons subject to Fair Housing Law. |
(H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Incorporated by General Laws (HB192-Cosgrove) | 02/04/10 |
| notes:
Provides that no member shall be appointed to a planning commission who holds a pecuniary interest or professional position with any organization to which the outcome of local planning and zoning policies is integral to the organization's mission. |
| HB 406 - Oder - Contractors, Board for; certification of accessibility mechanics. |
(H) Committee on General Laws
(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081) | 03/09/10 |
| notes:
Authorizes a local government to provide local incentives and regulatory flexibility to defense contractors located within a defense production and support services zone established by the local government. The bill defines defense contractors as businesses primarily engaged in providing services in support of national defense. |
| HB 491 - Lingamfelter - Consumable materials; authorizes a school board to charge fees. |
(H) Committee on Education
(S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0085) | 03/09/10 |
| notes:
Authorizes a locality to serve as a receiver, appointed by the circuit court, to repair blighted and derelict buildings. Buildings must previously have been determined to be blighted under current spot blight provisions. The owner of the property may redeem the property subject to receivership during the receivership process or prior to sale and will be awarded any profits gained through sale at public auction. This bill was recommended by the Virginia Housing Commission. |
| HB 499 - Lingamfelter - Candidates for office; required to file copy of petition signed by qualified voters. |
(H) Committee on Privileges and Elections
(S) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215) | 04/07/10 |
| notes:
Increases the annual registration fee that cities may charge to owners of property that has been vacant for 12 months or more from $25 to $200. |
| HB 526 - Nixon - State Corporation Commission; filings that contain personal identifying information. |
(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0513) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Provides that local land use regulation of helicopter use within a locality shall be reasonable and shall not have the effect of prohibiting the landing or taking off of helicopters within the locality. |
| HB 571 - Iaquinto - Accessories after the fact; increased to Class 6 felony for person guilty in capital murder case. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
The sunset date for several measures related to various land use approvals, the timing of cash proffer payments, and bonding requirements is extended from July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2017. The bill also expands the scope of such measures that will be subject to the extension to include those measures approved by January 1, 2011. |
| HB 614 - Purkey - Income tax laws; conformity to Internal Revenue Code. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Provides that the comprehensive plan shall control the future land use decisions of the governing body. No zoning amendment shall be approved unless it has been determined to be substantially in accord with the adopted comprehensive plan. However, a governing body may approve a proposed zoning amendment that is not in substantial accord with the comprehensive plan if the advocate for such proposed amendment can make a substantial showing that the land use change will serve the purposes of the zoning ordinance. |
| HB 615 - Lohr - Public Procurement Act; small, women, minority, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses. |
(H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Passed by in General Laws with letter | 01/26/10 |
| notes:
Clarifies that localities may approve by special exception all modifications to property that may currently also be granted by variance. |
| HB 617 - Lohr - House and Senate Ethics Advisory Panels; completion of inquiry once initiated. |
(H) Committee on Rules
(S) Committee on Rules | (S) Left in Rules | 03/08/10 |
| notes:
Authorizes any locality to require by ordinance that owners of certain real estate cut the grass growing on their property. Currently the law grants such authority to specific counties. |
| HB 621 - Orrock - Rabies; clarifies procedures and responsibilities to prevent and control. |
(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
(S) Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0834) | 04/21/10 |
| notes:
Repeals two chapters of Title 36 that deal with World War II era defense housing projects and housing projects for veterans. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission. |
| HB 660 - Armstrong - Enterprise zone job creation grants; business firm is eligible for up to five years for each grant. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Incorporated by Appropriations (HB555-Marshall, D.W.) | 02/12/10 |
| notes:
Allows VDOT to lease space within highway rights-of-way for solar photovoltaic power production projects. |
| HB 728 - Albo - Conditions of release; person arrested for felony released to pretrial services agency if indigent. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Left in Courts of Justice | 03/08/10 |
| notes:
Provides that if a specific development or subdivision received final site plan or subdivision approval prior to the effective date of the locality's impact fee ordinance, the amount of the impact fee to be imposed may be determined at any time prior to the issuance of a building permit. Under current law, the amount of the impact fee must be determined before or at the time of site plan or subdivision approval. |
| HB 729 - Albo - Involuntary admission; allows court to enter an order for mandatory outpatient treatment following. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0330) | 04/10/10 |
| notes:
Increases population thresholds for determining applicability of urban development area (UDA) requirements from 130,000 persons to 200,000 persons. The bill also specifies that UDAs need only accommodate the projected growth beyond what may be developed by right and changes a 10-year growth mandate to five years. |
| HB 731 - Albo - School calendar; local school boards to set first day of school. |
(H) Committee on Education | (H) Incorporated by Education (HB565-Tata) | 01/27/10 |
| notes:
Allows localities to retain full performance guarantees until streets in a new development are accepted by the state agency, local government department or agency, or other public authority that is responsible for maintaining and operating such public facility. The bill also provides that if a developer is in default with regard to street completions in another development within a locality, the locality may withhold acceptance of securities or plat approvals. Furthermore, a locality may withhold building permits or occupancy permits within a development until streets in a new development are accepted by the state agency, local government department or agency, or other public authority that is responsible for maintaining and operating such public facility. |
| HB 732 - Albo - Tuition, in-state; students entitled to who have completed 8 semesters will be assessed a surcharge. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Provides that a transfer of development rights ordinance may permit a sending property, subsequent to severance of development rights, to be used for parks and campgrounds. |
| HB 794 - Tata - Home access businesses; establish standards, penalty. |
(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Stricken from docket by Commerce and Labor | 01/26/10 |
| notes:
Makes incorporation of urban development areas optional rather than mandatory. Any locality that has previously adopted urban development areas may, and upon voter petition shall, reconsider such action. |
| HB 812 - Abbott - Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; rules regarding operation of motor vehicles. |
(H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Passed by in General Laws with letter | 02/11/10 |
| notes:
Eliminates the requirement that the Department of Historic Resources publish a notice of a public hearing on the designation or nomination of a historic district in a newspaper once a week for two successive weeks. |
| HB 823 - Surovell - District court; expungement of police and court records. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Provides that the functional areas warranting regional cooperation for planning district commission purposes shall be limited to (i) solid waste, water supply, and other environmental management and (ii) transportation. |
| HB 830 - Surovell - Food and beverage tax; adds Fairfax County to those that may impose. |
(H) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Finance | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Allows a locality to create more than one arts and cultural district. The current language refers to the creation of a district in the singular. |
| HB 842 - Hope - Health care facilities; Board of Health to establish annual licensure and renewal fees. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Permits localities to condition issuance of a local business license or land use authorization on payment of any delinquent taxes, fees, or other charges owed by the applicant to the locality. |
| HB 863 - Cline - Driver's license, restricted; eliminates authority of court to issue for travel to and from school. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Establishes that a lien against real property shall exist for each penalty levied for a scheduled violation of a locality's zoning ordinance. Such a lien shall arise for each penalty that either remains unpaid after the completion of an appeals procedure sustaining the penalty or otherwise remains unpaid for 90 days after issuance. |
| HB 869 - Cline - Masks; prohibition on wearing in certain places, exception. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Makes designation of urban development areas optional for all localities. Currently urban development areas are mandatory for many higher growth localities. |
| HB 903 - Bell, Robert B. - Threat assessment teams; exempts certain records established at higher educational institutions. |
(H) Committee on Education
(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Provides that a landowner subject to certain proffered conditions may apply to the governing body for amendments to or variations of such proffered conditions, provided only that written notice of such application be provided in the manner prescribed by subsection H of § 15.2-2204 to all landowners subject to such existing proffered conditions. Also, no landowner shall possess any vested or other property right in any such proffered condition. |
| HB 910 - Bell, Robert B. - Income tax, state; increases deduction for organ donation. |
(H) Committee on Finance | (H) Continued to 2011 in Finance | 02/01/10 |
| notes:
Expands existing provisions that allow certain alternative uses of cash proffers to provide that such cash proffers may also be used for an alternative purpose if the functional purpose for which the cash payment was made no longer exists. |
| HB 913 - Bell, Robert B. - Victims of crime; may visit perpetrator in prison facility. |
(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
(S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844) | 04/21/10 |
| notes:
Removes the mandate that a governing body develop and implement a regional or local solid waste management plan, making such plans optional. |
| HB 942 - Abbitt - Charitable gaming; limits authority of VDACS to revoke permits. |
(H) Committee on General Laws
(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0711) | 04/13/10 |
| notes:
Provides that a locality shall not require the owner of an alternative onsite sewage system to enter into a performance agreement with the locality or otherwise require the owner of an alternative onsite sewage system to post with the locality a sum of cash, a letter of credit, or a bond. |
| HB 1029 - Pollard - Special species fishing license; established. |
(H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | (H) Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | 01/27/10 |
| notes:
Removes the requirement that at least one-half of the members of a local planning commission be owners of real property. |
| HB 1045 - Kory - Tax returns; electronic filing by certain tax preparers, employers, and dealers. |
(H) Committee on Finance
(S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0036) | 03/04/10 |
| notes:
Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to revise the Uniform Statewide Building Code to require a two-year time limit on the duration of a building permit issued for the completion of new construction of detached single-family dwellings, additions to detached single-family dwellings, or residential accessory structures. Under the current Building Code, the time limit is three years for such dwellings and structures. |
| HB 1059 - Marshall, R.G. - Transportation Capital Projects Bond Act of 2010; created. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Shortens the time for appeal of certain local land use decisions to the board of zoning appeals from 30 days to 14 days. |
| HB 1071 - Athey - Urban development; sets certain densities in areas according to population of locality. |
(H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
(S) Committee on Local Government | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Provides that the owner of an alternative onsite sewage system installed prior to January 1, 2010, with flows of less than 1,000 gallons per day serving a church or an individual single-family dwelling occupied by such owner shall be exempt from the requirements for the operation and maintenance of the alternative onsite sewage system contained in State Board of Health regulations. The provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2014. |
| HB 1076 - Cox, M.K. - Grass and weeds; adds City of Colonial Heights to list of localities authorized to require cutting. |
(H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
(S) Committee on Local Government | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0641) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Provides that a locality may require a special use permit for certain land filling activities on agriculturally zoned property. |
| HB 1111 - Ebbin - School calendar; certain school divisions granted waiver from regular opening schedule. |
(H) Committee on Education | (H) Tabled in Education | 02/01/10 |
| notes:
Defines the term "defray the cost" for purposes of fees authorized to be collected by a locality for costs for enforcement and appeals of the application of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code and the Uniform Statewide Building Code. |
| HB 1114 - Ebbin - Impersonation; Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who assumes identity of another. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Sport shooting ranges; adding in Chapter 9 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-917.1, local ordinances - exempts shooting ranges from local zoning |
| HB 1122 - Byron - Income tax, corporate; apportionment of income for manufacturers. |
(H) Committee on Finance
(S) Committee on Finance | (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (7-Y 7-N) | 03/02/10 |
| notes:
Authorizes a locality to serve as a receiver, appointed by the circuit court, to repair blighted and derelict buildings. Buildings must previously have been determined to be blighted under current spot blight provisions. The owner of the property may redeem the property subject to receivership during the receivership process or prior to sale and will be awarded any profits gained through sale at public auction. This bill was recommended by the Virginia Housing Commission. |
| HB 1137 - Morgan - Groundwater withdrawal permit fees; increases maximum amount State Water Control Board can charge. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Provides that before any locality designates by ordinance any building, structure, district, object, or site as part of a local historic district, the owners of such property proposed for designation shall be given written notice of the public hearing on the ordinance. If a majority of the owners of the property within the proposed new local historic district or amended existing local historic district object, the locality shall not include the properties of the objecting owners in the proposed local historic district. |
| HB 1150 - Scott, J.M. - Retail Sales and Use Tax; any county or city to levy additional tax for education purposes. |
(H) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Finance | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Removes the provision allowing the court to award attorney fees in certain cases involving collection of cash proffers. Also, the bill provides that the statute shall not apply to proffer agreements made prior to July 1, 2010. |
| HB 1196 - Griffith - Circuit court system; Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to employ staff from state funds. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Left in Courts of Justice | 03/08/10 |
| notes:
Provides that zoning ordinances for all purposes shall consider (i) private schools operated by a religious institution and (ii) certain child day centers operated by a religious institution as permitted uses in any zoning classification in which religious institutions are a permitted use. |
| HB 1216 - McClellan - Public defenders; supplemental compensation. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314) | 04/09/10 |
| notes:
Provides that when a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance involves a tract of land owned by the Commonwealth or by the federal government, and when the proposed change affects only a portion of the larger tract, notice need be given only to the owners of those properties that are adjacent to the affected area of the larger tract. |
| HB 1253 - Iaquinto - Release on recognizance; accused shall be released on his own by a judicial officer. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Prohibits any locality from accepting certain proffers purporting to contain a waiver of legal rights against the locality. The bill deems any such waiver in an enacted proffer void and severable and protects any rezoning from challenge on the basis of a profferor's alleged violation of such a waiver provision. |
| HB 1269 - Janis - Motor vehicle dealers; establishes conditions under which dealers may sell demonstrator vehicles. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292) | 04/08/10 |
| notes:
Provides that if certain votes of a local board of zoning appeals result in a tie vote, the person filing an appeal may have the matter carried over until the next meeting. |
| SB 19 - Lucas - Solid waste disposal; Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties to levy fees upon each household. |
(H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
(S) Committee on Local Government | (H) Tabled in Counties, Cities and Towns | 02/26/10 |
| notes:
Changes the sunset date from July 1, 2015, to July 1, 2012, on provisions that state that cash proffers shall be collected or accepted by any locality only after completion of the final inspection and prior to the time of the issuance of any certificate of occupancy for the subject property. |
| SB 36 - Miller, Y.B. - Residential property insurance; duty of insurer to repair damages. |
(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Left in Commerce and Labor | 02/17/10 |
| notes:
Provides that a landowner subject to certain proffered conditions in the Town of Leesburg may apply to the town council for amendments to or variations of such proffered conditions, provided only that written notice of such application be provided in the manner prescribed by subsection H of § 15.2-2204 to all landowners subject to such existing proffered conditions. Also, no landowner shall possess any vested or other property right in any such proffered condition that would preclude the amendment or variation of any proffer pursuant to this provision. |
| SB 122 - Petersen - Administrative impoundment of motor vehicles; when driving without an operator's license. |
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (3-Y 12-N) | 02/15/10 |
| notes:
Authorizes a locality to serve as a receiver, appointed by the circuit court, to repair blighted and derelict buildings. Buildings must previously have been determined to be blighted under current spot blight provisions. The owner of the property may redeem the property subject to receivership during the receivership process or prior to sale and will be awarded any profits gained through sale at public auction. This bill was recommended by the Virginia Housing Commission. |
| SB 123 - Petersen - Stormwater management; developer of single lot to provide where redevelopment is proposed. |
(S) Committee on Local Government | (S) Left in Local Government | 02/16/10 |
| notes:
Clarifies that compliance with the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act is not required. |
| SB 143 - Miller, J.C. - Green Jobs Grant Program; established. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations
(S) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Appropriations | 03/14/10 |
notes:
Requires an application for a mining permit to identify the owner of the underground space to be used.
|
| SB 144 - Miller, J.C. - Absentee voting; Board of Elections shall implement a system to accept ballot electronically. |
(H) Committee on Privileges and Elections
(S) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Privileges and Elections | 03/14/10 |
| notes:
Requires a surveyor or engineer to certify that the acreages shown on a map or plat produced under the Virginia Oil and Gas Act since January 1, 1990, match the acreages listed in the county records. Where a mapped acreage differs from that listed in the county records, the operator is required to commission a survey and record a deed of correction in order to reconcile the acreages. Submitting a plat in violation of the accuracy requirement will cause all damaged mineral owners in the unit to be deemed fully-paid participants in the unit. The bill has an effective date of January 1, 2013. |
| SB 177 - McDougle - Juvenile court docket; cases of assault and battery against family or household member. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice | 02/26/10 |
| notes:
Allows localities to retain full performance guarantees until streets in a new development are accepted by the state agency, local government department or agency, or other public authority that is responsible for maintaining and operating such public facility. The bill also provides that if a developer is in default with regard to street completions in another development within a locality, the locality may withhold acceptance of securities or plat approvals. Furthermore, a locality may withhold building permits or occupancy permits within a development until streets in a new development are accepted by the state agency, local government department or agency, or other public authority that is responsible for maintaining and operating such public facility. |
| SB 215 - Locke - Contractors, Board for; certification of accessibility mechanics. |
(H) Committee on General Laws
(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0207) | 04/07/10 |
| notes:
Provides that if the owner or developer defaults on construction of certain public facilities, the locality shall be entitled to retain the allowance for administrative costs regardless of who ultimately completes the facilities. |
| SB 229 - Barker - Safety belts; use required for all occupants of a motor vehicle. |
(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
(S) Committee on Transportation | (H) Incorporated by Militia, Police and Public Safety (SB219-Howell) | 02/26/10 |
| notes:
Establishes that a lien against real property shall exist for each penalty levied for a scheduled violation of a locality's zoning ordinance. Such a lien shall arise for each penalty that either remains unpaid after the completion of an appeals procedure sustaining the penalty or otherwise remains unpaid for 90 days after issuance. |
| SB 233 - Watkins - Income tax, corporate and individual; credit for land conservation. |
(H) Committee on Finance
(S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0246) | 04/08/10 |
| notes:
Provides that a landowner subject to certain proffered conditions may apply to the governing body for amendments to or variations of such proffered conditions, provided only that written notice of such application be provided in the manner prescribed by subsection H of § 15.2-2204 to all landowners subject to such existing proffered conditions. Also, no landowner shall possess any vested or other property right in any such proffered condition. |
| SB 240 - Watkins - Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry; mortgage lenders & brokers required to register. |
(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0146) | 03/11/10 |
| notes:
Provides for a referendum at the November 6, 2012, election to approve or reject an amendment eliminating the General Assembly's authority to define a public use for which private property may be taken or damaged and (i) requiring that eminent domain be exercised for public uses and not for the primary purpose of private gain, private benefit, private enterprise, increasing jobs, increasing tax revenue, or economic development; (ii) defining what is to be included in determining just compensation for permissible takings; and (iii) prohibiting the taking of more private property than is necessary for the stated public use. |
