Virginia House Bill 2213 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0423)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Work group; gold mining; report. Directs the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to establish a work group to study the mining of gold in the Commonwealth. The bill requires that the study be conducted in consultation with the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice and appropriate stakeholders, including experts in mining, hydrology, toxicology, and other fields; environmental organizations; representatives of potentially affected communities in localities with significant deposits of gold; and residents of Native American communities in such localities. Work group; gold mining; report. Directs the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to establish a work group to study the mining of gold in the Commonwealth. The bill requires that the study be conducted in consultation with the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice and appropriate stakeholders, including experts in mining, hydrology, toxicology, and other fields; environmental organizations; representatives of potentially affected communities in localities with significant deposits of gold; and residents of Native American communities in such localities. The bill provides that the work group shall evaluate the impacts of gold mining on public health, safety, and welfare; evaluate whether existing air and water quality regulations are sufficient to protect air and water quality from the mining and processing of gold; evaluate whether existing bonding, reclamation, closure, and long-term monitoring of sites for such mining or processing are sufficient; and report its findings to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.

Gold; Secretary of Natural Resources, et al., to study mining and processing.

Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]
Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2021-02-18 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 43-N) (Y: 56 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (23-Y 16-N) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (Y: 55 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N) (Y: 13 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-30		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0423)
2021-03-30		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 423 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-25		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
2021-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2213ER)
2021-02-22	House	Enrolled
2021-02-18	House	VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 43-N)
2021-02-18	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (56-Y 43-N)
2021-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-16	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (23-Y 16-N)
2021-02-16	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2021-02-16	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-02-16	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2021-02-16	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-12	Senate	Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2021-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-05	House	VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
2021-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
2021-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2213H1
2021-02-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21104164D-H1
2021-02-04	House	Read second time
2021-02-03	House	Read first time
2021-02-03	House	Committee substitute printed 21104164D-H1
2021-02-03	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2021-02-02	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2021-01-27	House	Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2021-01-26	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-26	House	Motion to refer to committee agreed to
2021-01-25	House	Read first time
2021-01-22	House	Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N)
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102931D

HB2213 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2213
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2213+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2213H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2213ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0423+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2213AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2213ASE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2213F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2213FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2213FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H20C0015+HB2213
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0201C0014+HB2213
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H02C0110+HB2213
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1503+HB2213
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S10C0028+HB2213
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S10V0001+HB2213
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0048HB2213+HB2213
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0056HB2213+HB2213
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1736+HB2213