Hearing notice by localities; timely notice related to planning or zoning matter to newspaper, etc.
Summary
Hearing notice by localities. Provides that in any instance in which a locality in Planning District 23 has submitted a timely notice of public hearing to a newspaper published or having general circulation in the locality and the newspaper fails to publish the notice, such locality shall be deemed to have met certain notice requirements so long as the notice was published in the next available edition. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to HB 166.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Apr 6, 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
44
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 761 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (73-Y 23-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB869E
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with amendments (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103684D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
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