Historic structures; civil penalty for demolition.
Summary
Civil penalty for demolition of historic structures. Authorizes any locality to adopt an ordinance establishing a civil penalty for the razing, demolition, or moving of a building or structure that is located in a historic district or that has been designated by a governing body as a historic structure or landmark in violation of an ordinance that no such building or structure shall be razed, demolished, or moved without the approval of a review board. The bill provides that such civil penalty shall not exceed the market value of the property as determined by the assessed value of the property at the time of razing, demolition, or moving of the building or structure.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 17, 2024
Signed Apr 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 17, 2024
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (62-Y 38-N)
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1415ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (10-Y 3-N 2-A)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24105076D
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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