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2010 SESSION

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HB 326 Mercury thermostats; Waste Management Board to adopt regulations to encourage recycling.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Mercury thermostats recycling program.  Requires the Virginia Waste Management Board to adopt regulations to encourage the recycling of thermostats containing mercury. The bill also authorizes localities to prohibit the disposal of mercury thermostats in any privately operated landfill within its jurisdiction, so long as the locality has implemented a recycling program that is capable of handling all of the mercury thermostats within the jurisdiction. Currently, a similar program exists for the recycling of cathode ray tubes.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101383D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/10  House: Printed as engrossed 10101383D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/17/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB326ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101383D
• 01/11/10  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/27/10  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/10  House: Read first time
• 01/29/10  House: Read second time
• 01/29/10  House: Amendments by Delegate Plum agreed to
• 01/29/10  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB326E
• 01/29/10  House: Printed as engrossed 10101383D-E
• 02/01/10  House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 02/01/10  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (94-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 02/02/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/08/10  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/10  Senate: Read third time
• 02/10/10  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/10  House: Enrolled
• 02/17/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB326ER)
• 02/17/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/18/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/26/10  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 4 (effective 7/1/10)
• 02/26/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004)