Virginia House Bill 1485 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0735)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; effective date. Changes the contingency for the effective date of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan to allow consideration of a combination of point or nonpoint source pollution reduction commitments other than agricultural best management conservation practices when determining whether the Commonwealth's commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan have been satisfied. The bill advances from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028, the contingency effective date of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan and requires the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to convene a stakeholder advisory group to review annual progress and make recommendations toward the implementation of the Commonwealth's agricultural commitments in the Chesapeake Bay TMDL Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan. The group is required to submit its first annual report by July 1, 2024, and the Secretaries of Agriculture and Forestry and Natural and Historic Resources are required to jointly review such report by July 1, 2025. The bill also requires soil and water conservation districts to report to the Department of Conservation and Recreation recommendations for improving the disbursement of funding and for program efficiencies that would expedite disbursal of funds provided through the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund and prohibits certain regulatory actions from being imposed on agricultural practices prior to July 1, 2028, provided that reasonable progress is being achieved and a detailed plan has been developed for reaching the needed number of voluntary incentivized practices.

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; changes contingency for effective date.

Del. Michael Webert [R]

Sen. John McGuire [R]

Del. Hyland Fowler [R]

2023-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (73-Y 24-N) (Y: 73 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) (Y: 52 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0735)
2023-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 735 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1485ER)
2023-02-24	House	Enrolled
2023-02-21	House	VOTE: Adoption (73-Y 24-N)
2023-02-21	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106934D-S1 (73-Y 24-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1485S1
2023-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23106934D-S1
2023-02-17	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23106934D-S1
2023-02-14	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2023-01-25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2023-01-25	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-24	House	VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
2023-01-24	House	Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
2023-01-23	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1485H1
2023-01-23	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23104627D-H1
2023-01-23	House	Read second time
2023-01-20	House	Read first time
2023-01-18	House	Committee substitute printed 23104627D-H1
2023-01-18	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
2023-01-16	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
2023-01-13	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
2023-01-01	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023-01-01	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101756D

SB1129 (Same As) 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0736)
SB1129 (Same As) 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0736)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
62	1	44.119:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1485
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1485+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1485H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1485S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1485ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0735+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104627D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23104627D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1485FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1485FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1485FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0102V0004+HB1485
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H01V0017+HB1485
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1060+HB1485
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S01V0098+HB1485
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0538HB1485+HB1485
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0553HB1485+HB1485
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2125+HB1485