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2018 SESSION
House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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Marshall (Chair), Poindexter (Vice Chair), Ware, Wright, Orrock, Knight, Edmunds, Wilt, Morefield, Ransone, Fariss, Bloxom, Plum, Bulova, James, Keam, Lopez, Sullivan, Adams, D.M., Gooditis, Rodman, Herring
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Wednesday, 8:30 a.m., House Room 3 (Capitol)
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- HB 14 Dogs or cats; public animal shelters required to notify intent to euthanize.
- HB 56 Crab scraping; possession of hard crabs, characteristics of scrape.
- HB 61 Battlefields; entry into an agreement to transfer certain easements.
- HB 79 Dog boarding establishments; group play requirements, penalty.
- HB 94 Dog boarding establishments; group play, penalty.
- HB 153 Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of appropriated sums to maintain.
- HB 211 Ground water withdrawal permit term; lengthening to 15 years, permit fee.
- HB 239 Hunting with the assistance of dogs; hunting or killing raccoons on Sunday.
- HB 264 Oyster-planting ground; transfer or assignment of lease to locality.
- HB 270 Sale of dog or cat not obtained from releasing agency or animal rescue; prohibition.
- HB 271 Dogs, dangerous and vicious; requirements of an owner.
- HB 284 Historical African American cemeteries; owners and localities receiving funds.
- HB 286 Food and drink sanitary requirements; exception for dogs in wineries.
- HB 346 Watercraft, personal; prohibits operation on lake smaller than 50 acres.
- HB 358 Ground water management; subdivisions, technical evaluation.
- HB 359 Rabies; quarantine of dog after possible exposure, police dogs.
- HB 360 Historical African American cemeteries; adds Daughters of Zion Cemetery in Charlottesville to list.
- HB 377 Virginia Water Protection Permit; exception for stormwater management facility on dry land.
- HB 424 Animal shelters; administration of Schedule VI biological products.
- HB 425 Cruelty to animals; treatment for violations, ownership of animals.
- HB 447 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas; preservation of mature trees.
- HB 487 Oyster planting-ground lease; transfer or assignment to localities.
- HB 493 Stormwater Local Assistance Fund; recipient of grants to use portion to pay administrative costs.
- HB 516 Food establishment inspections; exemptions for private homes where resident processes yogurt.
- HB 527 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds Mt. Calvary Cemetery in City of Portsmouth.
- HB 532 Hemp, industrial; research programs.
- HB 564 Hunting apparel; hunting from an enclosed blind, displaying solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink.
- HB 575 Virginia Waterway Maintenance Fund and Grant Program; established.
- HB 577 Crab scraping; possession of hard crabs.
- HB 584 Oyster-planting ground; Lynnhaven River and its tributaries.
- HB 598 Virginia Grown Label program; created, regulations.
- HB 601 Agricultural enterprise facilities; authorizes DACS to establish in rural areas of the Commonwealth.
- HB 630 Hydrilla verticillata; VDACS to declare as a noxious weed.
- HB 635 Fishing; free day due to inclement weather.
- HB 636 State forest roads and trails; use of electric personal assistive mobility device.
- HB 646 Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space.
- HB 669 Natural Tunnel Parkway; authorizes DCR to accept certain real property in Scott County.
- HB 713 Commercial dog breeders; cages.
- HB 723 Stormwater management facilities; private residential lots, disclosure.
- HB 736 Seaplanes; DCR to allow to land on lakes in state parks.
- HB 738 Milk Commission; wholesale prices.
- HB 751 Motorboats; means of propulsion, wakesurfing.
- HB 771 Potomac Aquifer recharge monitoring; creates advisory board and laboratory.
- HB 772 Ground water withdrawal permit term; lengthening to 15 years.
- HB 801 Stormwater regulation; no stricter than federal law.
- HB 805 Stormwater management regulations; localities outside Chesapeake Bay watershed.
- HB 812 Virginia Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board; increases membership, duties.
- HB 821 Little Island Coast Guard Station; conveyance of certain property in Virginia Beach.
- HB 822 Menhaden; adjusts annual total allowable landings.
- HB 825 Herd shares; written shared herd ownership agreements, regulations, penalty.
- HB 844 Burn ban; definition of "orchard" and "vineyard."
- HB 853 Saltwater recreational fishing license; member of an American Indian tribe exempt.
- HB 865 Pet shops; local ordinance requiring bond for out-of-state breeder.
- HB 866 Scenic river designations; consolidates provisions of Scenic Rivers Act.
- HB 877 Pet shops; sale of dogs, maintenance and availability of records.
- HB 889 Dogs, tethering of; locality authorized to adopt an ordinance to restrict.
- HB 920 Endangered species; sale of items made from certain animals, penalty.
- HB 925 Industrial & high-risk programs; locality to adopt, etc., runoff programs.
- HB 936 Neonicotinoid insecticides; prohibition on use.
- HB 951 Product safety; flame retardants, penalty.
- HB 952 Nonfederally managed hazardous waste sites; DEQ to publish and update annually.
- HB 987 Agricultural operations; nuisance.
- HB 995 Dogs; licensed hunter may track a wounded bear, turkey, or deer with certain weapon.
- HB 1004 Stormwater; locality shall provide for full waiver of certain charges for public use airport runway.
- HB 1035 Virginia Water Supply Revolving Fund; loans for regional projects.
- HB 1036 Eastern Virginia groundwater management; Department of Environmental Quality to convene a forum.
- HB 1059 Deleterious substances; discharge into state waters.
- HB 1075 Poaching; revocation of hunting, trapping, or fishing license and privileges.
- HB 1082 Environmental regulations; no stricter than federal law.
- HB 1087 Animal research; alternative test methods, civil penalty.
- HB 1091 Virginia Resources Authority; dredging projects.
- HB 1094 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas; regulations, local permit to raise land.
- HB 1096 Dredged material siting; fast-track permitting program.
- HB 1110 Urban farming; DACS to adopt regulations to promote.
- HB 1141 Interstate natural gas pipeline; Virginia Water Protection Permit, etc., regulations.
- HB 1150 Pavement sealants; containing coal tar prohibited.
- HB 1151 Nonresident youth fishing license; exemption.
- HB 1185 State Water Control Board regulations; regional water resource planning.
- HB 1186 Ground water withdrawal permit; priority for human consumptive use, public supplier.
- HB 1188 Natural gas pipelines; contingency plan, discharges, penalty.
- HB 1206 Industrial wastes, discharge of; notice of application.
- HB 1220 Food protection managers; regulations.
- HB 1229 Water skis, surfboard, etc.; prohibition on towing.
- HB 1294 Interstate natural gas pipeline construction; water quality impact bond.
- HB 1307 Stormwater management; rural Tidewater, tiered approach to water quantity technical criteria.
- HB 1308 Stormwater management; local plan review, acceptance of signed and sealed plan in lieu of review.
- HB 1328 Hunting; disabled hunter exempt from local tree stand requirement.
- HB 1348 Cattle Industry Board; assessment from sale of cattle.
- HB 1353 Battlefield property; incorporation into national park, transfer of easement.
- HB 1374 Sewerage systems; state adoption of federal criteria, ammonia.
- HB 1393 Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow.
- HB 1404 Snakehead fish; certified restaurants and retail markets.
- HB 1414 Bear; increases special license fee.
- HB 1458 Public property and highways; dumping of animal carcasses, penalty.
- HB 1475 Sewerage systems; state adoption of federal criteria.
- HB 1479 Equine liability; execution of waiver.
- HB 1488 Marine Resources Commission; oyster dredge, sanctuary area.
- HB 1491 Marine Resources Commission; conveyance of easement and rights-of-way across Rappahannock River.
- HB 1521 Reformulated gasoline program; exemption in portion of Hopewell located west of Interstate 295.
- HB 1537 Animal boarding establishments; clarifies definition of boarding establishment.
- HB 1566 Stormwater; local plan review, acceptance of plan by professional engineer in lieu of review.
- HB 1607 Abandonment of an animal; penalty.
- HB 1608 Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund; publicly owned treatment works, nutrient reduction.
- HB 1610 Menhaden; total landings.
- HJ 69 2016 Virginia's Working Waterfront Master Plan; supporting Plan.
- SB 81 Landowner liability; educational activity.
- SB 163 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds cemetery at Belmont in Loudoun County.
- SB 177 Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of appropriated sums to maintain.
- SB 198 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds Mt. Calvary Cemetery in City of Portsmouth.
- SB 218 Recycling; clarifies definitions of beneficial use and recycling center, etc.
- SB 247 Hemp, industrial; research programs.
- SB 340 Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund; publicly owned treatment works, nutrient reduction.
- SB 344 Sewerage systems; state adoption of federal criteria.
- SB 353 White Oak Technology Park; conveyance of property in Henrico County.
- SB 374 Cattle Industry Board; assessment from sale of cattle.
- SB 375 Hunting with the assistance of dogs; hunting or killing raccoons on Sunday.
- SB 450 Battlefields; entry into an agreement to transfer certain easements.
- SB 470 Rabbits; raising and processing for sale, exemption from certain inspections.
- SB 567 Agricultural operations; nuisance.
- SB 571 Animal bite history; disclosure of information.
- SB 576 Stream restoration; standards and specifications.
- SB 582 Open-space land; increases threshold for substitution of real property when land is converted, etc.
- SB 587 Caledon State Park; DCR to convey certain property.
- SB 693 Virginia Waterway Maintenance Fund and Grant Program; established, awarding a grant of funds.
- SB 698 Erosion and sediment control; inspections of natural gas pipelines, stop work instructions.
- SB 699 Stormwater management; inspections of natural gas pipelines, stop work instructions.
- SB 741 Stormwater management; termination of general permit, notice.
- SB 782 Richmond, City of; State Water Control Board to report on discharges.
- SB 854 Nursery stock licenses; renewal, imposes a late fee.
- SB 859 Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow.
- SB 872 Tethering animals; outdoor tethering of companion animals, definitions of adequate shelter and space
- SB 888 Marine Resources Commission; conveyance of easement and rights-of-way across Rappahannock River.
- SB 950 Interstate natural gas pipelines; DEQ review, upland construction
- SB 984 Motorboats; means of propulsion, wakesurfing.
- SB 996 Animal shelters; administration of Schedule VI biological products.