HB 2755 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Conservation easements; comprehensive plan.

Summary
Requires that the use of real property for open-space land shall conform to the official comprehensive plan for the area in which the property is located. Current law provides that no conservation easement shall be valid and enforceable unless the limitations it creates conform in all respects to the comprehensive plan at the time the easement is granted.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2019 Last action Feb 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2019

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 18, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2755E
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104628D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Matt Fariss
Matt Fariss
RRepublican
VA
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