SJ42
Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force; DEQ to establish.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Department of Environmental Quality; Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force; report.
Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force to meet to discuss ways to increase waste diversion and recycling. The resolution requests that the Task Force include stakeholders to discuss (i) methods of improving recycling, reducing waste, and diverting waste from landfills; (ii) ... (More) recommendations to reduce waste at the source, such as composting and recycling of organic material; and (iii) whether current recycling rates required by Virginia law should be increased and whether state policy should be changed to give landfills a greater role in the management of organic material. It also requests that the Task Force discuss potential improvements in the goals and efficiency of the grant program funded by the Litter Control and Recycling Fund, which under current law is used to fund local litter prevention, recycling grants to localities, and statewide and regional litter prevention and recycling educational program grants. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104669D
- 01/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/24/2020 - Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments
- 01/27/2020 - Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2020 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/28/2020 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/28/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ42E
- 01/28/2020 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 20104669D-E
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/03/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/27/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/27/2020 - House: Reported from Rules with substitute (16-Y 2-N)
- 02/27/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20108790D-H1
- 03/03/2020 - House: Taken up
- 03/03/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108790D-H1
- 03/03/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SJ42H1
- 03/03/2020 - House: Agreed to by House with substitute (80-Y 16-N)
- 03/03/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (80-Y 16-N)
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Title replaced 20108790D-H1
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ42ER)
