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2010 SESSION
HB 787 Offshore energy resources; production & development permitted 50 miles off Atlantic shoreline.
Introduced by: Ronald A. Villanueva | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Offshore energy resources. States that it shall be the policy of the Commonwealth to support oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production 50 miles or more off Virginia's coast, taking into account the impact on affected localities, armed forces, and the mid-Atlantic regional spaceport. Currently, the policy is limited to supporting exploration for natural gas resources 50 miles or more offshore. SB 394 is identical.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102366D pdf
- 02/02/10 House: Printed as engrossed 10102366D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/13/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102366D
- 01/12/10 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/28/10 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/01/10 House: Read first time
- 02/02/10 House: Read second time
- 02/02/10 House: Amendment #1 by Delegate Armstrong rejected (33-Y 63-N)
- 02/02/10 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (33-Y 63-N)
- 02/02/10 House: Amendment #2 by Delegate Armstrong agreed to
- 02/02/10 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB787E
- 02/02/10 House: Printed as engrossed 10102366D-E
- 02/03/10 House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N)
- 02/03/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (69-Y 28-N)
- 02/04/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/22/10 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/24/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/10 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/10 Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
- 03/03/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER)
- 03/03/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/13/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/13/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756)