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2023 SESSION

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SB 838 Vacant building; registration.

Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Vacant buildings; registration. Permits any city and certain towns to require, by ordinance, the owner of any building that has been vacant for at least 12 months and (i) which meets the definition of "derelict building", (ii) which meet the definition of "criminal blight", or (iii) in which a locality has determined a person is living without the authority of the owner or owners to register such building annually. Under current law, any city and certain towns are permitted to require the owner of any building that has been vacant for at least 12 months and meets the definition of "derelict building" in relevant law to register such building annually.

FULL TEXT

• 12/27/22  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102458D  pdf
• 01/30/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105831D-S1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY

• 12/27/22  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102458D
• 12/27/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 01/30/23  Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105831D-S1
• 01/31/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/23  Senate: Read second time
• 02/01/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/01/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105831D-S1
• 02/01/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB838S1
• 02/01/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/23  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/08/23  House: Read first time
• 02/08/23  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 02/08/23  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
• 02/09/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/23  House: Failed to report (defeated) in Counties, Cities and Towns (10-Y 10-N)