VA SB227 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2010 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-14 - House: Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Irrigation systems; state-owned buildings and private property. Requires the Division of Engineering and Buildings, in every state-owned building or facility designed, constructed, or substantially altered after July 1, 2010, that includes as part of such design, construction, or alteration the installation of an outdoor automatic sprinkler or irrigation system, to ensure that such system shall have furnished and installed technology that inhibits or interrupts operation of the landscape irrigation system during periods of sufficient moisture or rainfall. The technology shall be adjustable either by the end user or the professional practitioner of landscape irrigation services. The bill also provides that every outdoor automatic sprinkler or irrigation system installed after July 1, 2010, by a landscape irrigation contractor shall be equipped with technology that inhibits or interrupts operation of the landscape irrigation system during periods of sufficient moisture or rainfall. The technology shall be adjustable either by the end user or the professional practitioner of landscape irrigation services. The bill provides that this latter provision shall not apply to systems operating on golf courses or agricultural lands.

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Title

Irrigation systems; installation of an outdoor automatic sprinkler in state-owned buildings.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-03-02 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-03-14 House: Left in Appropriations
2010-03-02 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2010-03-02 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 1-N)
2010-02-25 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2010-02-25 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2010-02-24 House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
2010-02-16 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2010-02-16 House: Read first time
2010-02-16 House: Placed on Calendar
2010-02-10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2010-02-09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 10101026D-E
2010-02-09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB227E
2010-02-09 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2010-02-09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2010-02-09 Senate: Read second time
2010-02-08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2010-02-03 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2010-01-12 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2010-01-12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101026D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221161.2(n/a)See Bill Text
5411111.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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