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2020 SESSION
HJ 47 Coastal areas; study on economic consequences of weather-related events.
Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Study; JCOTS; safety, quality of life, and economic consequences of weather and climate-related events on coastal areas in Virginia; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to study the safety, quality of life, and economic consequences of weather and climate-related events on coastal areas in Virginia. In conducting its study, JCOTS shall examine (i) the negative impacts of weather, and geological and climate-related events, including displacement, economic loss, and damage to health or infrastructure; (ii) the area or areas and the number of citizens affected by such impacts; (iii) the frequency or probability and the time dimensions, including near-term, medium-term, and long-term probabilities of such impacts; (iv) alternative actions available to remedy or mitigate such impacts and their expected cost; (v) the degree of certainty that each of these impacts and alternative actions may reliably be known; and (vi) the technical resources available, either in state or otherwise, to effect such alternative actions and improve our knowledge of their effectiveness and cost. This resolution is identical to SJ 38.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104996D pdf
- 03/03/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ47ER) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/04/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104996D
- 01/04/20 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/27/20 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
- 01/29/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/20 House: Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/05/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 House: Taken up
- 02/07/20 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/07/20 House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (90-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Adoption (90-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/10/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/28/20 Senate: Reported from Rules by voice vote
- 03/02/20 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/20 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 03/03/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ47ER)