Urban county executive form of government; abandoned shopping carts.
Summary
Provides that any county that has adopted the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax County) may, by ordinance, provide that it is unlawful for any person to place, leave, or abandon on any real property in the county, or within specified districts within the county, any shopping cart. The ordinance must provide that any such shopping cart that remains on the real property for a period of seven days after a notice of violation is given to the owner of such shopping cart shall be presumed to be abandoned and subject to being removed from the real property by the county or its agents without further notice. In the event any such shopping cart is so removed, the cost of removal, including the cost of disposal, shall be charged to the owner of the shopping cart.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 6, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2019
How they voted
21–19
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 4, 2019
D
Democratic19
100% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-19)
senate
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1553S1
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105516D-S1
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104083D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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