Javascript is required to run this page

HB987

Agricultural operations; nuisance.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Todd Gilbert (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Agricultural operations; nuisance.

Requires agricultural operations to be in substantial compliance, defined in the bill, with applicable laws, regulations, and best management practices in order to be exempt from becoming a public or private nuisance. The bill prohibits a person from bringing a nuisance action against any agricultural operation the existence of which was known or reasonably knowable when that person's use or occupancy of his property began. The bill also prohibits anyone other than a person with an ownership interest in the affected property from bringing an action for private nuisance and sets out certain limitations on recovery for compensatory damages. This bill is identical to SB 567. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102813D
  • 01/09/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
  • 01/26/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB987E
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Printed as engrossed 18102813D-E
  • 01/30/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
  • 01/30/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/31/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 02/15/2018 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/22/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB987ER)
  • 02/22/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
  • 02/26/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 147 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

RichmondSunlight.com

See other bills related to: