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1999 SESSION

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HB 2556 Water transport of wastes.

Introduced by: M. Kirkland Cox | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Water transport of wastes. Provides for the prohibition, to the fullest extent consistent with limitations posed by the Constitution of the United States and as is necessary to protect health, safety and welfare and the environment, the commercial transport of certain types of wastes, by ship, barge or other vessel, on the Rappahannock, James and York Rivers. The Virginia Department of Transportation is to conduct a study on the impact any such prohibition may have on highway safety. This bill is identical to SB 1308.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 999270811  pdf
• 02/04/99  House: Committee substitute printed 999291106-H1  pdf
• 02/22/99  Senate: Committee substitute printed 994390172-S1  pdf
• 03/09/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2556ER)  pdf
• 04/05/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 999270811
• 01/21/99  House: Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/27/99  House: Assigned to C. N. R. sub-committee: 1
• 02/03/99  House: Reported from Cons. & Nat. Res. w/sub. (16-Y 5-N)
• 02/04/99  House: Committee substitute printed 999291106-H1
• 02/04/99  House: Read first time
• 02/05/99  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/06/99  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/07/99  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/08/99  House: Read second time
• 02/08/99  House: Committee substitute agreed to 999291106-H1
• 02/08/99  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/08/99  House: Amendment by Mr. McEachin rejected
• 02/08/99  House: Pending question, not ordered
• 02/08/99  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/08/99  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 999291106-H1
• 02/09/99  House: Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N)
• 02/09/99  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 25-N 1-A)
• 02/09/99  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/10/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/11/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/16/99  Senate: Assigned to A. C. & N. R. sub-committee: Solid Waste
• 02/22/99  Senate: Committee substitute printed 994390172-S1
• 02/22/99  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/sub. (13-Y 1-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/99  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/23/99  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 994390172-S1
• 02/23/99  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 994390172-S1
• 02/23/99  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (34-Y 3-N 1-A)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (34-Y 3-N 1-A)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 6-N 1-A)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (32-Y 6-N 1-A)
• 02/24/99  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/25/99  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (86-Y 11-N)
• 02/25/99  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (86-Y 11-N 1-A)
• 03/09/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2556ER)
• 03/12/99  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 612 (effective 7/1/99)
• 04/05/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)