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2001 SESSION
HB 1875 Open burning.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Open burning. Allows prescribed burns throughout the day during the period February 15 through March 1 when such burns are conducted to (i) control exotic and invasive plants, (ii) establish and maintain wildlife habitat, or (iii) manage natural heritage resources. The current law limits open burning to between 4:00 p.m. and midnight from February 15 through April 30. However, in order to be exempted from the current law, the burn has to be conducted in accordance with a prescription or approved burning plan and managed by a certified burn manager.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/05/01 013987716 pdf | impact statement
- 01/19/01 House: Printed as engrossed 013987716-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1875ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0319) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/05/01 013987716
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/17/01 House: Reported from Cons. & Nat. Res. w/amd (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/01 House: Read first time
- 01/19/01 House: Read second time
- 01/19/01 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/19/01 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/19/01 House: Printed as engrossed 013987716-E
- 01/22/01 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/01 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 01/22/01 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/01 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/23/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/23/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/12/01 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/01 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/01 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1875ER)
- 02/21/01 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 319 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/20/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0319)