Hearing notice by localities; timely notice related to planning or zoning matter to newspaper, etc.
Summary
Hearing notice by localities. Provides that if a locality in Planning District 23 has submitted a timely notice request related to a planning or zoning matter to a newspaper of general circulation and the newspaper fails to publish the notice, such locality shall be deemed to have met public hearing notice requirements so long as notice of the agenda, including the item intended for publication in the newspaper, was published on the locality's website at least three weeks before the hearing. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 24, 2019
Signed Mar 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 22 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB166S1
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (12-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB166E
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
lower
Dec 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Dec 24, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103028D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barry Knight
RRepublican
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