Agricultural operations; nuisance.
Summary
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
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Mar 2, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 2, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 147 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Jan 31, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB987E
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102813D
legislature
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Gilbert
RRepublican
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Charles D. Poindexter
RRepublican
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
Co
James Edmunds
RRepublican
Co
Lee Ware
RRepublican
Co
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
Co
Matt Fariss
RRepublican
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