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HB594

Local government; authority to require abatement of criminal blight on real property.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Betsy Carr (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Local government; authority to require abatement of criminal blight on real property.

Authorizes any locality to enact an ordinance that requires corrective action to address criminal blight conditions on certain real property. The bill defines criminal blight to include conditions on real property that endanger residents of the community by the regular presence of persons using the property for controlled substance use or sale and other criminal activities, specifically commercial sex trafficking or prostitution or repeated acts of the malicious discharge of a firearm within a building or dwelling. Current law allows local governments to enact an ordinance for taking action against a property owner with regard to illegal drug activity on such real property within the locality. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to SB 451. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101405D
  • 01/08/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
  • 01/09/2018 - House: Impact statement from DHCD (HB594)
  • 01/17/2018 - House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18106512D-H1
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18106512D-H1
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB594H1
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 1-N)
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Dance agreed to
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Reconsideration of Senate amendment agreed to by House
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (98-Y 0-N)
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB594ER)
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/07/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 7, 2018
  • 03/07/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 04/09/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 04/09/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)

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