2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2477: Property under common ownership; creation of easements.

Legislative Summary

Property under common ownership; creation of easements. Provides that a private appurtenant easement may be created for any purposes by the owner of the dominant and servient estate by the recordation of an instrument that grants or reserves such easement. The bill further provides that the rule of property law known as the doctrine of merger shall not prevent such grant or reservation.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102756D
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 5-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2477)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/31/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N 3-A)
Senate
2/18/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/18/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/19/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2477ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/10/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2477)
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N)
2/19/2025
30
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N 3-A)
2/17/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 5-N)
1/30/2025
89
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
1/24/2025
21
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Rozia Henson
Rozia Henson
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20252.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/20252.9 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/202596.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/31/202597.1 KB