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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 HB 1316. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 742 | Virginia SB 742 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 742 (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 HB 1316.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 79–19 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Local Government — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — 17–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
- Emily M. Jordan — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-19 Presented and ordered printed 26104436D
introduction - 2026-01-19 Referred to Committee on Local Government
referral-committee - 2026-01-26 Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-27 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-01-27 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-01-27 Rules suspended
- 2026-01-27 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-27 Passed by for the day
- 2026-01-28 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-01-28 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-29 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-04 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-04 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-04 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee - 2026-02-20 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (17-Y 4-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-24 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-25 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-25 Passed House (79-Y 19-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-27 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-02-27 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB742ER)
passage - 2026-02-27 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-02-27 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 295 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bbb3e31d-99aa-4b61-97c4-78d6adfe84d5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).