SB 225 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Removal of dangerous roadside vegetation; local option.

Summary

Removal of dangerous roadside conditions; local option. Authorizes any locality, by ordinance, to require the owner of any property located adjacent to a right-of-way maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation to remove any and all trees, tree limbs, shrubs, high grass, or other substance that might dangerously obstruct the line of sight of a driver, be involved in a collision with a vehicle, or interfere with the safe operation of a vehicle. This bill is identical to HB 284.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Dec 31, 2019 Signed Apr 9, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 9, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 963 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Mar 7, 2020

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Mar 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 19-N)

lower

Mar 5, 2020

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Mar 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

House requested conference committee

lower

Mar 3, 2020

Introduced

House insisted on amendments

lower

Feb 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 26, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House with amendments (82-Y 17-N)

lower

Feb 26, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Feb 26, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

lower

Feb 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (20-Y 2-N)

lower

Feb 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Feb 20, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

Jan 16, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)

upper

Jan 15, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB225E

upper

Jan 15, 2020

Upper · Passed

Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to

upper

Jan 15, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Jan 13, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 3-A)

upper

Dec 31, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Dec 31, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100283D

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors