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HB704

Environmental justice; definitions, agency regulations, Virginia Environmental Justice Act, policy.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Mark Keam (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. 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 SB 406.

  • Bill History

  • 01/06/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103275D
  • 01/06/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/14/2020 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
  • 01/29/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/29/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20106928D-H1
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
  • 02/07/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/07/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2020 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (17-Y 5-N)
  • 02/09/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources substitute agreed to 20106928D-H1
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB704EH1
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Printed as engrossed 20106928D-EH1
  • 02/11/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 40-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (60-Y 40-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/12/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB704EH1)
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 02/18/2020 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 5-N)
  • 02/18/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108214D-S1
  • 02/20/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB704S1)
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108214D-S1
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB704S1
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/26/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/26/2020 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108214D-S1 (54-Y 42-N)
  • 02/26/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 42-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB704ER)
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/03/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB704ER)
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/12/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
  • 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 04/08/2020 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 04/22/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 04/22/2020 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 43-N)
  • 04/22/2020 - House: VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 43-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 04/22/2020 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 04/22/2020 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 04/22/2020 - House: Reenrolled
  • 04/22/2020 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB704ER2)
  • 04/22/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 04/22/2020 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 04/22/2020 - House: Enacted, Chapter 1212 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 04/22/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1212)

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