Virginia House Bill 2221 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-23 - Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Environmental permits; community and environmental justice outreach. Requires the applicant for any (i) new or major modified stationary air pollution source, (ii) new landfill or transfer station, (iii) certification of site approval for a hazardous waste facility, (iv) new individual Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, (v) new individual Virginia Water Protection permit, (vi) new individual Virginia Stormwater Management Program permit, (vii) new individual Virginia Pollution Abatement permit, or (viii) individual ground water withdrawal permit for a new ground water withdrawal to complete certain public notice requirements, including (a) holding a public hearing; (b) publishing notices in English and Spanish in a newspaper, on social media, and on signage at the site location at least 60 days prior to such public meeting; (c) mailing notices to interested parties; (d) accepting written comments; (e) transcribing meeting information; and (f) responding to community concerns to the satisfaction of the Department of Environmental Quality. The bill removes an exemption for applicants for a permit to operate a new captive industrial landfill or a new construction-demolition-debris landfill from certain provisions relating to new landfills or transfer stations. The bill also removes an exemption from certain public notice requirements granted to local government or public authority applicants for a permit to operate a landfill or transfer station.

Environmental permits; community and environmental justice outreach.

Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]
Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]
Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Martha Mugler [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N) (Y: 56 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-23	Senate	Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2021-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-05	House	VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N)
2021-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)
2021-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2221H1
2021-02-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21104396D-H1
2021-02-04	House	Read second time
2021-02-03	House	Read first time
2021-02-03	House	Committee substitute printed 21104396D-H1
2021-02-03	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
2021-01-27	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
2021-01-22	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102944D

HB2221 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	1321.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
10	1	1408.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
10	1	1437.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	1	266.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	1	44.6:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2221
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2221+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2221H1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/.htm
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200192D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2221F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2221FH1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0103C0019+HB2221
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H01C0053+HB2221
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1504+HB2221
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S01C0079+HB2221