Vacant buildings; registration.
Summary
Vacant buildings; registration. Removes the requirement that a building meet the definition of "derelict building," and instead requires that such building potentially endanger the public health, safety, or welfare in order for the Town of Clifton Forge, the Town of Pulaski, in a conservation and rehabilitation district of the town, the Town of Timberville, and any city to require, by ordinance, the owner or owners of buildings that have been vacant for a continuous period of 12 months or more to register such buildings on an annual basis and pay an annual registration fee not to exceed $100 to defray the cost of processing such registration.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Feb 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2021
How they voted
31–2
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 21, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Feb 24, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (53-44-2)
house of delegates
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (14-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1285E
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102279D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mamie Locke
DDemocratic
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