Vested rights; owners of property not required to retrofit existing landscape cover materials.
Summary
Provides that, notwithstanding any local ordinance to the contrary, an owner of real property who has an occupancy permit issued as of January 1, 2018, shall not be required to retrofit existing landscape cover materials. The bill further provides that such owner shall not be prohibited from continuing to use, supplement, or refurbish existing landscape cover materials at such property. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Last action Mar 8, 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
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House (87-Y 11-N)
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB972S1
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106216D-S1
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18105703D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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