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2020 SESSION
HB 507 Release of balloons prohibited; civil penalty.
Introduced by: Nancy D. Guy | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Release of balloon prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits any person, with certain exceptions, from knowingly releasing or causing to be released any balloon outdoors and provides that any person convicted of a violation shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $250 or more than $2,500, to be paid into the Litter Control and Recycling Fund. A court may, as an alternative to imposing the penalty, require the performance of at least 10 hours of community service in litter abatement activities. Current law prohibits a person from releasing 50 or more balloons within an hour and sets the civil penalty at $5 per balloon, with the proceeds deposited into the Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Endowment Fund.
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AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/04/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102800D
- 01/04/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/31/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Failed to report (defeated) in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (10-Y 10-N)