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SB 795 Offshore drilling; prohibition on leases, policy.
Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | 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 is identical to HB 706.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103660D pdf
- 01/21/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106327D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20106327D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108596D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB795ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103660D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/21/20 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
- 01/21/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106327D-S1
- 01/23/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106327D-S1
- 01/27/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB795S1
- 01/28/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/20 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/29/20 Senate: Amendment by Senator Lewis agreed to
- 01/29/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB795ES1
- 01/29/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20106327D-ES1
- 02/03/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/20 House: Read first time
- 02/03/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/19/20 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108596D-H1
- 02/21/20 House: Read second time
- 02/24/20 House: Read third time
- 02/24/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108596D-H1
- 02/24/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB795H1
- 02/24/20 House: Passed House with substitute (61-Y 39-N)
- 02/24/20 House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 39-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108596D-H1
- 03/04/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB795ER)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 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
- 03/25/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 452 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/25/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452)