SB 1404 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Eminent domain; costs for petition for distribution of funds, interest rate.

Summary
Provides that the costs of filing a petition with the court for the distribution of the funds due pursuant to an eminent domain proceeding shall be taxed against the condemnor. The bill also provides that the interest rate on the funds represented by a certificate of deposit from the date of filing of the certificate until the funds are paid into the court shall not be less than the judgment rate of interest. Finally, the bill reorganizes for clarity the provisions governing what happens upon recordation of a certificate by the Commissioner of Highways in a condemnation proceeding.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Feb 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 15, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 15, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1404E
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102876D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CP
Chap Petersen
DDemocratic
VA
34