SB 951 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Eminent domain; written offer to purchase property.

Summary

Eminent domain; written offer to purchase property. Requires a condemnor's written offer to purchase property prior toinstituting a condemnation proceeding, and its written statementof the amount established as just compensation, to be on such condemnor's letterhead and signed by an authorized employee of such condemnor.

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 13, 2020 Signed Apr 7, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 4, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 7, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 793 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 24, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 19, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 17, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

lower

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 29, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 16, 2020

Committee

Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law

upper

Jan 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Jan 13, 2020

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 20104868D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors