Cemeteries; grass cutting on land used for interment of human remains.
Summary
Cemeteries; grass cutting. Exempts land used for the interment of human remains owned by an individual, family, property owners' association, or church from a local ordinance requiring certain owners of property to cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on such property.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Signed Apr 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
29
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1688EH1
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate McQuinn agreed to
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107083D-H1
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105731D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
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