VirginiaProperty under common ownership; creation of easements.
What it does
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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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 11Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)Latest
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 11Read third timeMinor
- Mar 10Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 10Rules suspended
- Mar 9Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 19Assigned HCJ sub: CivilMinor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103482DIntroduced
- Mar 11Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)Latest