HB 284 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Removal of dangerous roadside vegetation; local option.

Summary

Removal of dangerous roadside conditions; local option. Authorizes any locality, by ordinance, to require the owner of any property located adjacent to a right-of-way maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation to remove any and all trees, tree limbs, shrubs, high grass, or other substance that might dangerously obstruct the line of sight of a driver, be involved in a collision with a vehicle, or interfere with the safe operation of a vehicle. This bill is identical to SB 225.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Dec 30, 2019 Signed Apr 9, 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

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 9, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 962 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Mar 7, 2020

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)

upper

Mar 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (76-Y 23-N)

lower

Mar 5, 2020

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Feb 25, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate requested conference committee

upper

Feb 25, 2020

Introduced

Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendments (38-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Feb 19, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

upper

Feb 19, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

upper

Feb 17, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government with amendments (14-Y 1-N)

upper

Feb 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB284H1

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20106413D-H1

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (19-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 17, 2020

Committee

Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use

lower

Dec 30, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

Dec 30, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101459D

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors