Agricultural operations; nuisance.
Summary
Requires agricultural operations to be in substantial compliance, defined in the bill, with applicable laws, regulations, and best management practices in order to be exempt from becoming a public or private nuisance. The bill prohibits a person from bringing a nuisance action against any agricultural operation the existence of which was known or reasonably knowable when that person's use or occupancy of his property began. The bill also prohibits anyone other than a person with an ownership interest in the affected property from bringing an action for private nuisance and sets out certain limitations on recovery for compensatory damages. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 7, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 1-N)
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB567E
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102062D
legislature
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
Co
AB
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
RRepublican
Co
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
Co
FR
Frank Ruff
RRepublican
Co
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
Co
RR
Rosalyn R. Dance
DDemocratic
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