Improvements, repairs, or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry.
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SB 123 — Improvements, repairs, or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry.
Last action — Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Improvements, repairs, or maintenance of property;entering adjoining property; petition for entry. Allowsan owner or lessee of real property who seeks to improve, repair,or maintain his property to petition the circuit court for a licenseto enter adjoining property for the purpose of performing the improvements,repairs, or maintenance when the property is so situated that itis impossible to perform the improvements, repairs, or maintenancewithout entering such adjoining property and permission to entersuch adjoining property has been denied. The bill provides that suchlicense shall be granted by the court in an appropriate case uponsuch terms as justice requires. No such entry shall be deemed a trespass,and the licensee shall be liable to the adjoining owner or his lesseefor actual damages occurring as a result of the entry.
Bill Text
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102377D Current pdf January 04, 2024
Action History
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Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
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Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102377D
Sponsors
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. | — | Yea |
| Emily M. Jordan | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Lashrecse D. Aird | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Russet Perry | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saddam Azlan Salim | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 123 do?
- Improvements, repairs, or maintenance of property;entering adjoining property; petition for entry. Allowsan owner or lessee of real property who seeks to improve, repair,or maintain his property to petition the circuit court for a licenseto enter adjoining property for the purpose of performing the improvements,repairs, or maintenance when the property is so situated that itis impossible to perform the improvements, repairs, or maintenancewithout entering such adjoining property and permission to entersuch adjoining property has been denied. The bill provides that suchlicense shall be granted by the court in an appropriate case uponsuch terms as justice requires. No such entry shall be deemed a trespass,and the licensee shall be liable to the adjoining owner or his lesseefor actual damages occurring as a result of the entry.
- Who sponsors SB 123?
- SB 123 is sponsored by Schuyler T. VanValkenburg.
- What is the current status of SB 123?
- This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 123?
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