Cemeteries; grass cutting on land used for interment of human remains.
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HB 1688 — Cemeteries; grass cutting on land used for interment of human remains.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/20)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2020. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Cemeteries; grass cutting. Exempts land used for the interment of human remains owned by an individual, family, property owners' association, or church from a local ordinance requiring certain owners of property to cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on such property.
Bill Text
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597) View text Current html April 02, 2020
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1688ER) View text html March 03, 2020
- Committee Substitute Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1688EH1 html February 10, 2020
- HB1688H1 View text html February 07, 2020
- Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB1688) View text html January 17, 2020
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/20)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Enrolled
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Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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Read third time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N)
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Referred to Committee on Local Government
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Passage (93-Y 7-N)
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Read third time and passed House (93-Y 7-N)
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Printed as engrossed 20107083D-EH1
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1688EH1
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Amendment by Delegate McQuinn agreed to
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Committee substitute agreed to 20107083D-H1
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Read second time
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House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Read first time
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Committee substitute printed 20107083D-H1
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Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
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House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
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Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB1688)
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Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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Presented and ordered printed 20105731D
Sponsors
- Delores L. McQuinn · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 8 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 92 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 92 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 7% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 9% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Askew, Alex Q. | — | Yea |
| Campbell, Jeffrey L. | — | Nay |
| Carter, Lee J. | — | Yea |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Nay |
| Danica A. Roem | — | Yea |
| Gooditis, Wendy W. | — | Yea |
| Guy, Nancy D. | — | Yea |
| Heretick, Steve E. | — | Yea |
| James A. "Jay" Leftwich | — | Not Voting |
| James W. Morefield | — | Yea |
| Jenkins, Clinton L. | — | Yea |
| Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" | — | Yea |
| Joseph P. McNamara | — | Yea |
| Kory, Kaye | — | Yea |
| LaRock, Dave A. | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Mugler, Martha M. | — | Yea |
| Murphy, Kathleen | — | Yea |
| Poindexter, Charles D. | — | Yea |
| Samirah, Ibraheem S. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Wyatt | — | Yea |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Danica A. Roem | — | Yea |
| Gooditis, Wendy W. | — | Not Voting |
| Jenkins, Clinton L. | — | Yea |
| Kory, Kaye | — | Not Voting |
| LaRock, Dave A. | — | Not Voting |
| Poindexter, Charles D. | — | Yea |
| Samirah, Ibraheem S. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Wyatt | — | Yea |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1688 do?
- Cemeteries; grass cutting. Exempts land used for the interment of human remains owned by an individual, family, property owners' association, or church from a local ordinance requiring certain owners of property to cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on such property.
- Who sponsors HB 1688?
- HB 1688 is sponsored by Delores L. McQuinn.
- What is the current status of HB 1688?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2020. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 1688?
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