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HB1179

Abandoned schools; creation of revitalization zones.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Todd Pillion (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Abandoned school revitalization zones.

Allows localities to establish by ordinance one or more abandoned school revitalization zones for the purpose of providing incentives to private entities to purchase or develop real property or to assemble parcels suitable for economic development that include an abandoned school site. Each locality establishing an abandoned school revitalization zone may grant incentives and provide regulatory flexibility. The incentives may include, but not be limited to, (i) reduction of permit fees, (ii) reduction of user fees, (iii) reduction of any type of gross receipts tax or any other type of local tax as permitted by state law, and (iv) waiver of tax liens to facilitate the sale of property, if deemed appropriate. A school located in an abandoned school revitalization zone shall be eligible for participation in the Virginia Shell Building Initiative. This bill is identical to SB 448. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/10/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104360D
  • 01/10/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
  • 01/22/2018 - House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/13/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107467D-S1
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
  • 02/27/2018 - Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/01/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 03/01/2018 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 03/01/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18107467D-S1
  • 03/01/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1179S1
  • 03/01/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 03/05/2018 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107467D-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
  • 03/07/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1179ER)
  • 03/07/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/09/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/15/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2018
  • 03/15/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/29/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 498 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/29/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498)

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