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2022 SESSION
SB 551 Flood resiliency & protection; implements recom. from first Va. Coastal Resilience Master Plan.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Flood resiliency and protection. Implements recommendations from the first Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan. The bill provides guidelines for the development of a Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan for the Commonwealth and requires that the Coastal Resilience Master Plan be updated by December 31, 2022, and every five years thereafter. The bill establishes the Virginia Coastal Resilience Technical Advisory Committee to assist with the updates and requires the development of a community outreach and engagement plan to ensure meaningful involvement by affected and vulnerable community residents. The bill also requires that the Chief Resilience Officer report every two years, beginning July 1, 2023, on the status of flood resilience in the Commonwealth. This bill incorporates SB 504 and SB 506 and is identical to HB 516.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103100D pdf
- 01/25/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105258D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB551ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103100D
- 01/12/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/25/22 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/25/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105258D-S1
- 01/25/22 Senate: Incorporates SB504 (Lewis)
- 01/25/22 Senate: Incorporates SB506 (Lewis)
- 01/25/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/02/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22105258D-S1
- 02/04/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB551S1
- 02/07/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 03/02/22 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/22 House: Read second time
- 03/07/22 House: Read third time
- 03/07/22 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/07/22 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/07/22 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (32-Y 7-N)
- 03/10/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB551ER)
- 03/10/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 495 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495)