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type: "Bill"
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title: "Removal of clutter from property; definition, civil penalty."
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description: "Removal of clutter from property; civil penalty.Provides that a locality may by ordinance require the removal ofclutter from property, or may, whenever the governing body deemsit necessary, after reasonable notice, have such clutter removedby its own agents or employees, in which event the cost or expensesthereof shall be chargeable to and paid by the owners of such property and may be collected by the locality as taxes are collected. Thebill defines \"clutter\" as including mechanical equipment, householdfurniture, containers, and similar items that may be detrimentalto the well-being of a community when they are left in public viewfor an extended period or are allowed to accumulate. Violations ofthe bill are subject to the existing civil penalty applicable toviolations of provisions relating to the removal of trash, garbage,refuse, litter, and similar substances from property."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 1778"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1778 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeion A. Ward"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2020-12-29"
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last_action: "2021-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2caf9cc6-be07-4983-98f0-a9a76e332c43"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1778"
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source_hash: "2da47a1eadc7224ca12b707afff8cad6e24a9b8ab77319ab09c9f8fc36177fc1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1778 (2021) — Removal of clutter from property; definition, civil penalty.
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Removal of clutter from property; civil penalty.Provides that a locality may by ordinance require the removal ofclutter from property, or may, whenever the governing body deemsit necessary, after reasonable notice, have such clutter removedby its own agents or employees, in which event the cost or expensesthereof shall be chargeable to and paid by the owners of such property and may be collected by the locality as taxes are collected. Thebill defines "clutter" as including mechanical equipment, householdfurniture, containers, and similar items that may be detrimentalto the well-being of a community when they are left in public viewfor an extended period or are allowed to accumulate. Violations ofthe bill are subject to the existing civil penalty applicable toviolations of provisions relating to the removal of trash, garbage,refuse, litter, and similar substances from property.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0125** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0125)
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2. **HB1778ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1778ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101674D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1778)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 18-N) — **21–18** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N) — **54–43** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 43-N) — **51–43** (pass) · lower
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- Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N) — **12–9** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) — **6–2** (pass) · lower
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- Defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N) — **19–20** (fail) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 6-N) — **8–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jeion A. Ward — primary (person)
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- Angelia Williams Graves — cosponsor (person)
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- Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-29** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101674D `introduction`
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- **2020-12-29** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-14** Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
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- **2021-01-29** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-02** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-03** Read third time and passed House (55-Y 43-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-03** VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N)
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- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-15** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-02-15** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-02-15** Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-17** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2021-02-17** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2021-02-17** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2021-02-17** Defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N)
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- **2021-02-17** Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-17** Passed by for the day
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- **2021-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-18** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2021-02-18** Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 18-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2021-02-22** Senate amendments agreed to by House (52-Y 43-N)
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- **2021-02-22** VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 43-N)
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- **2021-02-25** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-25** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-26** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-03-01** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
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- **2021-03-01** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2caf9cc6-be07-4983-98f0-a9a76e332c43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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