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Bill Removal of clutter; cutting of grass; agricultural use exemption; Planning District 19. Removal of clutter; cutting of grass; agricultural use exemption; Planning District 19. Exempts localities located in Planning District 19 from provisions that exclude agricultural land from requirements relating to the removal of clutter and cutting of grass when such land is one acre or less and located in an area that is used for a residential purpose. This bill is identical to SB 742. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 1316 Virginia HB 1316 (2026)
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Virginia HB 1316 (2026) — Removal of clutter; cutting of grass; agricultural use exemption; Planning District 19.

Removal of clutter; cutting of grass; agricultural use exemption; Planning District 19. Exempts localities located in Planning District 19 from provisions that exclude agricultural land from requirements relating to the removal of clutter and cutting of grass when such land is one acre or less and located in an area that is used for a residential purpose. This bill is identical to SB 742.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — 192 (pass) · lower
  • Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 8018 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Local Government — 130 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Kimberly Pope Adams — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2026-01-16 Presented and ordered printed 26105635D introduction
  • 2026-01-16 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2026-01-26 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2026-01-28 Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) referral-committee
  • 2026-02-06 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 2-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-10 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-11 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2026-02-12 Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-13 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2026-02-24 Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Local Government (14-Y 0-N) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-02 Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-03 Rules suspended
  • 2026-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-03-03 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-04 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-04 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-11 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-11 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1316ER) passage
  • 2026-03-11 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 294 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0294)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/911d5b1c-a87d-4bb3-afb5-89f61a5fac89. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).