Virginia House Bill 1261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on March 7 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0261)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

State Corporation Commission; interstate gas pipeline safety program. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to seek delegation from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) of authority to implement the safety inspection provisions of the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968. The federal Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration has jurisdiction over interstate gas pipeline safety programs. If the Secretary agrees, the SCC will be responsible for conducting the program in the Commonwealth. The SCC's authority to conduct safety inspections of interstate gas pipelines will commence the July 1 following the date the SCC receives its delegation of authority from the Secretary.

State Corporation Commission; interstate gas pipeline safety program.

Del. Gregory Habeeb [R]	Del. Richard Bell [R]	Del. Terry Kilgore [R]	Del. Steven Landes [R]
Del. Charles Poindexter [R]	Del. Joseph Yost [R]

2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N 2-A) (Y: 99 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-07		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0261)
2016-03-07		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 261 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-04		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016
2016-03-04	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/4/16
2016-03-03	Senate	Signed by President
2016-02-29	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-02-29	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1261ER)
2016-02-29	House	Enrolled
2016-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-25	Senate	Read third time
2016-02-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2016-02-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2016-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-16	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N 2-A)
2016-02-16	House	Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N 2-A)
2016-02-15	House	Read second time and engrossed
2016-02-13	House	Read first time
2016-02-11	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (13-Y 0-N)
2016-01-28	House	Assigned C & L sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy
2016-01-28	House	Assigned C & L sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy
2016-01-20	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2016-01-20	House	Presented and ordered printed 16103336D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB1261
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1261+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1261ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0261+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H1403V0015+HB1261
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H14V0073+HB1261
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0672+HB1261
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S02V0097+HB1261
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0597HB1261+HB1261
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0613HB1261+HB1261