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2020 SESSION
HB 706 Offshore drilling; prohibition on leases, policy.
Introduced by: Mark L. Keam | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Offshore oil and gas drilling; prohibition on leases; policy. Prohibits the granting of a lease, easement, or permit on the beds of the coastal waters of the Commonwealth that would allow any infrastructure for conveying to shore oil or gas produced from offshore drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area and removes any oil or gas lease granted on such beds from the mandate that such lease include a royalty payment requirement. The bill removes policy statements supporting federal efforts to permit oil and gas development 50 miles or more off the Atlantic shoreline. This bill incorporates HB 1016 and is identical to SB 795.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103786D pdf
- 01/29/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107040D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB706ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103786D
- 01/06/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
- 01/20/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Incorporates HB1016 (Guy)
- 01/29/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107040D-H1
- 01/31/20 House: Read first time
- 02/03/20 House: Read second time
- 02/03/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107040D-H1
- 02/03/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB706H1
- 02/04/20 House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N)
- 02/04/20 House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 34-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/18/20 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/20/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/24/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/24/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/24/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/20 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (60-Y 37-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 37-N)
- 03/02/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB706ER)
- 03/02/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/25/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 451 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/25/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451)