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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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SB 1265 Natural gas pipelines; stop work orders.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Natural gas pipelines; stop work instructions. Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct inspections of the land-disturbing activities related to construction of any natural gas transmission pipeline equal to or greater than 24 inches inside diameter. Current law authorizes such inspections only if such inside diameter is greater than 36 inches. The bill also specifies certain instances that may give rise to such inspection and authorizes the Department to issue a stop work instruction for every work area in Virginia in the event that substantial adverse impacts or likely adverse impacts are found on a repeated, frequent, and widespread basis.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101609D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103789D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/21  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1265ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/18/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0277)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/11/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101609D
• 01/11/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/04/21  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103789D-S1
• 02/04/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/21  Senate: Read second time
• 02/05/21  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/05/21  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21103789D-S1
• 02/05/21  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1265S1
• 02/05/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/21  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/21  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/21  House: Read first time
• 02/07/21  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/08/21  House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
• 02/09/21  House: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
• 02/15/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/21  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (14-Y 7-N)
• 02/19/21  House: Read second time
• 02/22/21  House: Read third time
• 02/22/21  House: Passed House (61-Y 39-N)
• 02/22/21  House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 39-N)
• 02/24/21  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/24/21  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1265ER)
• 02/24/21  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/25/21  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/21  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
• 03/01/21  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 03/18/21  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 277 (effective 7/1/21)
• 03/18/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0277)