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HB 1793 Burn ban; exception for frost or freeze protection of orchard or vineyard.
Introduced by: C. Matthew Fariss | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Burn ban; exception for freeze protection of orchard or vineyard. Adds an exception to the ban on fires from February 15 through April 30 of each year for fire set for the prevention of damage to orchards or vineyards by frost or freezing temperatures.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103561D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17103561D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1793ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0006) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103561D
- 01/09/17 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/12/17 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/23/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/17 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: Read first time
- 01/27/17 House: Read second time
- 01/27/17 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/27/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1793E
- 01/27/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17103561D-E
- 01/30/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/02/17 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/07/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/08/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1793ER)
- 02/08/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/08/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/09/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/9/17
- 02/09/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 16, 2017
- 02/13/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 6 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0006)