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SB 265 Coastal Adaptation and Protection, Special Assistant to the Governor for; position created.
Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection. Creates the executive branch position of Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection (the Assistant). The bill provides that the Assistant shall be the lead in developing and in providing direction and ensuring accountability for a statewide coastal flooding adaptation strategy. The bill directs the Assistant to initiate and assist with economic development opportunities associated with adaptation, to advance academic expertise at the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding and Resiliency, and to pursue federal, state, and local funding opportunities for adaptation initiatives. This bill is identical to HB 345.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101723D pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106801D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB265ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101723D
- 01/05/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/15/18 Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/18 Senate: Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/18/18 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 3-N)
- 01/18/18 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/30/18 Senate: Motion to pass by indefinitely failed (7-Y 7-N 1-A)
- 02/12/18 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106801D-S1
- 02/13/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/13/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106801D-S1
- 02/13/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB265S1
- 02/13/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/18 Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
- 02/19/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/18 House: Read first time
- 02/19/18 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/21/18 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/18 House: Read second time
- 02/26/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/18 House: Read third time
- 02/27/18 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/27/18 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/27/18 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/18 Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
- 03/02/18 House: House insisted on amendment
- 03/02/18 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/05/18 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/18 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/18 Senate: Senators: Stuart, Lewis, Chafin
- 03/06/18 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/18 House: Delegates: Stolle, Knight, Hayes
- 03/08/18 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/08/18 House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/18 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 5-N)
- 03/20/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB265ER)
- 03/20/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018
- 03/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/30/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 723 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)