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2020 SESSION

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SB 776 Wetlands protection; living shorelines.

Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Wetlands protection; living shorelines. Requires the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to promulgate and periodically update minimum standards for the protection and conservation of wetlands and to approve only living shoreline approaches to shoreline stabilization unless the best available science shows that such approaches are not suitable.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102955D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/07/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102955D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB776ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/07/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
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HISTORY

• 01/08/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102955D
• 01/08/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/28/20  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 1-N)
• 01/28/20  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/05/20  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/20  Senate: Read second time
• 02/07/20  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/07/20  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/07/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB776E
• 02/07/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102955D-E
• 02/10/20  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 7-N)
• 02/21/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/21/20  House: Read first time
• 02/21/20  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/24/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
• 02/26/20  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (16-Y 6-N)
• 02/28/20  House: Read second time
• 03/02/20  House: Read third time
• 03/02/20  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/02/20  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/02/20  House: Passed House with amendments (70-Y 30-N)
• 03/02/20  House: VOTE: Passage (70-Y 30-N)
• 03/03/20  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
• 03/06/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/06/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB776ER)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/07/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 03/12/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/07/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 809 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/07/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)