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SB 406 Environmental justice; definitions, agency regulations, Virginia Environmental Justice Act, policy.
Introduced by: Ghazala F. Hashmi | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Environmental justice; policy. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to promote environmental justice, defined in the bill, and to ensure that it is carried out throughout the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 704.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103457D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107107D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108618D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB406ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB406ER2) pdf
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1257) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103457D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/29/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107107D-S1
- 01/31/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107107D-S1
- 02/03/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB406S1
- 02/04/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/18/20 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/18/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108618D-H1
- 02/20/20 House: Read second time
- 02/21/20 House: Read third time
- 02/21/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108618D-H1
- 02/21/20 House: Amendment by Delegate Keam agreed to
- 02/21/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB406H1
- 02/21/20 House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (54-Y 43-N)
- 02/21/20 House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 43-N)
- 02/25/20 Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/25/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108618D-H1
- 03/02/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB406ER)
- 03/02/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 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
- 04/08/20 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/22/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
- 04/22/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (49-Y 43-N)
- 04/22/20 House: VOTE: (49-Y 43-N)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB406ER2)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Enacted, Chapter 1257 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1257)