VA HB644 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Administrative Process Act; judicial review of certain regulations. Provides that in any court action brought by a person affected by and claiming the unlawfulness of any regulation on the basis that an agency failed to follow any procedure for the promulgation or adoption of a regulation specified in the Administrative Process Act or in such agency's basic law, the burden shall be upon the party complaining of the agency action to designate and demonstrate the unlawfulness of the regulation by a preponderance of the evidence. The bill provides that if the court finds in favor of the party complaining of the agency action, the court shall declare the regulation null and void and remand the case to the agency for further proceedings.

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Title

Administrative Process Act; judicial review of certain regulations.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
2016-03-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 359 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-04 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016
2016-03-04HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/4/16
2016-03-03SenateSigned by President
2016-02-29HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-02-29HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB644ER)
2016-02-29HouseEnrolled
2016-02-25SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-25SenateRead third time
2016-02-24SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2016-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-08HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-05HouseRead second time and engrossed
2016-02-04HouseRead first time
2016-02-02HouseReported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
2016-01-28HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2016-01-18HouseAssigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
2016-01-11HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2016-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102141D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
224026(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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