VA HB987 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-5)
Status: Passed on March 2 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Agricultural operations; nuisance. 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 SB 567.

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Title

Agricultural operations; nuisance.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N) (Y: 97 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147)
2018-03-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 147 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
2018-02-26HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
2018-02-23SenateSigned by President
2018-02-22HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-02-22HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB987ER)
2018-02-22HouseEnrolled
2018-02-20SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-20SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-20SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-20SenateRead third time
2018-02-19SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-15SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
2018-01-31SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2018-01-31SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2018-01-30HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N)
2018-01-30HouseRead third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
2018-01-29HousePrinted as engrossed 18102813D-E
2018-01-29HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB987E
2018-01-29HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2018-01-29HouseRead second time
2018-01-26HouseRead first time
2018-01-24HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2018-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2018-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102813D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
32302(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB987
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB987+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB987E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB987ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0147+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H01V0003+HB0987
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0141+HB0987
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S01V0088+HB0987
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0560HB0987+HB0987
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0571HB0987+HB0987
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0581HB0987+HB0987
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0582HB0987+HB0987

Bill Comments

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