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2024 SESSION
Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
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Marsden (Chair), Obenshain, Stuart, Stanley, Suetterlein, Favola, Hashmi, Hackworth, Subramanyam, Williams Graves, Perry, Pekarsky, French, Salim, Mulchi
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Tuesday, Senate Room A, General Assembly Building - 30 minutes after adjournment
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- HB 47 Invasive plant species; requirements for retail sales.
- HB 62 Local animal cruelty registries; any locality may establish, etc., a computerized registry.
- HB 71 Combined sewer overflow outfalls; compliance with regulations, Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
- HB 84 Mineral mining and exploration; public notification.
- HB 85 Mineral mining and processing; use of cyanide or a cyanide compound prohibited.
- HB 107 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created.
- HB 122 Environmental Quality, Department of; judicial review, authorization of projects, hearing & appeal.
- HB 199 Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program; allocation of funds.
- HB 213 Emissions inspections; fees, agreement for services and service charge fees.
- HB 220 Water facilities; staffing of licensed operators.
- HB 223 Cruelty to animals; possession and ownership of animals.
- HB 288 Stationary blinds for waterfowl; providing location of blinds to Department of Wildlife Resources.
- HB 309 Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan; Department of Forestry shall establish.
- HB 316 Virginia Recycling Development Center; established, report.
- HB 320 Pesticide control exemptions; herbicide applications by unpaid volunteers.
- HB 330 Dog or cat; financing.
- HB 420 Federal park operations; temporary funding.
- HB 496 Waste tire disposal by tire producers and haulers; fee, requirements.
- HB 580 Animal testing facilities; DACR shall convene task force to identify potential deficiencies.
- HB 596 Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund; established.
- HB 656 Regulated land-disturbing activities; submission and approval of erosion and sediment control plan.
- HB 759 Food inspections; pickles and acidified vegetables, gross sales.
- HB 804 Dangerous dog; extending the time for adjudication.
- HB 848 Veterinary medicine; traineeships.
- HB 870 Sewage sludge regulations; relief from administrative requirements, adverse and unusual weather.
- HB 892 Farmland Preservation, Office of; transfers Office to Dept. of Forestry.
- HB 949 Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; reporting of substance discharge, etc.
- HB 985 High polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; prohibits pavement sealants that contain, civil penalty.
- HB 1002 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Division of; powers and duties.
- HB 1025 Deer, bear, turkey, or elk; claiming after struck by motor vehicle.
- HB 1053 Abandoned watercraft; destruction and disposal by localities and state agencies.
- HB 1058 Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authorities; singular license for waterfowl blinds.
- HB 1085 PFAS Expert Advisory Committee; established, monitoring sources.
- HB 1100 Trees; Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia), conservation during land development process.
- HB 1157 Federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth; agencies to consult on permits and reviews.
- HB 1167 English ivy; local prohibition on sale, civil penalty.
- HB 1186 All-terrain power wheelchairs in state parks; DCR shall establish two-year pilot program.
- HB 1354 Cats; prohibition on declawing.
- HB 1377 Soybean Board; assessment from sale of soybeans.
- HB 1379 Environmental Quality, Department of; consolidation of annual report.
- HB 1403 Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund; percentage of funds available.
- HB 1458 Chief Resilience Officer of the Commonwealth; moves position under the Governor, etc.
- HB 1460 Virginia Verified Meat; certification, labeling of product.
- HB 1466 Mineral mines; farm pond construction or expansion.
- HB 1531 Cruelty to elephants; pain-inflicting training tools prohibited, civil penalty.
- SB 3 State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations, low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards.
- SB 11 Cruelty to animals; possession and ownership of animals.
- SB 17 Motor sports facilities; local incentives.
- SB 25 Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program; allocation of funds.
- SB 31 Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund; established and created.
- SB 53 State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.
- SB 93 Local animal cruelty registries; any locality may establish, etc., a computerized registry.
- SB 160 State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations, low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards.
- SB 243 PFAS Expert Advisory Committee; established, monitoring sources.
- SB 266 Animal control officers; additional training.
- SB 267 Local wetlands boards; permit application approval.
- SB 268 Marine Resources Commission; permits, public notice.
- SB 269 General oyster-planting ground leases; riparian assignments, Marine Resources Commission.
- SB 275 Marine Resources Commission; certain permits in the Lynnhaven River and its tributaries prohibited.
- SB 289 Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations.
- SB 298 Conservation tillage and precision agricultural application equipment; tax credit for purchase.
- SB 299 Cave Board; repeals provisions relating to establishment and transfers duties to BCR.
- SB 306 Invasive plant species; requirements for retail sales.
- SB 329 Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments infrastructure; civil penalty.
- SB 337 Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area; continued withdrawal permit for residential well.
- SB 342 Virginia Waste Management Board; open burning of solid wastes, transportation of vegetative waste.
- SB 365 Regulated land-disturbing activities; submission and approval of erosion and sediment control plan.
- SB 372 Combined sewer overflow outfalls; compliance with regulations, Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
- SB 411 Animal testing facilities; DACR shall convene task force to identify potential deficiencies.
- SB 412 Rabies clinics; animal vaccination and microchip services.
- SB 414 Tire stewardship program; established, report.
- SB 446 Environmental Resources, Board of; created.
- SB 453 Emissions inspections; fees, agreement for services and service charge fees.
- SB 455 Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund; created, report.
- SB 457 Driving Decarbonization Program and Fund; established and created.
- SB 461 Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan; Department of Forestry to establish.
- SB 462 PFAS; facilities that have engaged in manufacture, etc., to produce report on use of chemicals.
- SB 465 Virginia Land Conservation Foundation; land trusts that have been accredited, etc.
- SB 486 Natural gas; certain pipeline expansion unlawful in Planning District 19 (Crater Region).
- SB 557 Renewable energy portfolio standard; eligibility of hydrogen and nuclear resources.
- SB 561 Nuclear energy electrical generation facilities; permitting.
- SB 562 Captured coal mine methane; pilot program, renewable energy portfolio standard.
- SB 580 Environmental Quality, Department of; judicial review, authorization of projects, hearing & appeal.
- SB 581 Environmental Quality, Department of; groundwater and surface water withdrawal permits.
- SB 616 Farmland Preservation, Office of; transfers Office to Dept. of Forestry.
- SB 663 Veterinary Medicine, Board of; powers and duties, satellite offices.
- SB 665 Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; soil erosion control and stormwater management plans.
- SB 668 Groundwater and surface water withdrawal permits; five-year moratorium.
- SB 673 State Water Control Board; prioritization of water for human consumption and food production.
- SB 674 Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative; changes references relating to coastal resilience policy
- SB 691 Craigsville, Town of; conveyance of certain property from Department of Corrections to the Town.
- SB 698 Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund; percentage of funds available.
- SB 712 Hunting dogs; release on state or local roadway, penalties.
- SB 730 Nonliving shoreline stabilization structures; regulations.
- SB 733 Chief Resilience Officer of the Commonwealth; moves position under the Governor.