Virginia House Bill 1398 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 21 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-08 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Air pollution emissions. Defers to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the enforcement of any carbon dioxide standards or cap and trade provisions that are included in the federal Clean Air Act. The Governor through an executive order or the General Assembly is prohibited from enforcing any climate change international agreement until such agreement is part of an international treaty that has been approved by the U.S. Senate. The bill requires the Governor, in consultation with the Attorney General, to examine these provisions and determine whether Congress has the authority to enact mandates upon the state. The Governor is to report his findings to the General Assembly. The bill authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action against the EPA if he finds that the mandated standards are based on a finding that is not scientifically demonstrated.

Carbon dioxide emissions; defers USEPA enforcement of any standards or cap and trade provisions.

Del. Mark Cole [R]

Del. Robert Marshall [R]

Del. Charles Poindexter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-08		House: Left in Courts of Justice
2011-01-26		House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2011-01-18		House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2010-07-21		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-07-21		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100041D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	1306.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
10	1	1308	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB1398
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1398+hil