Zoning appeals, board of; clarifies provisions referring to appeal costs, includes governing body.
Summary
Clarifies that provisions that currently state that appeal costs may not be awarded against the locality unless it appears to the court that the locality acted in bad faith also apply to the governing body.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Mar 20, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 661 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101886D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gregory D. Habeeb
RRepublican
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