Virginia House Bill 495 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Three-year moratorium on installation of synthetic turf that contains recycled crumb rubber from waste tires at schools and recreational parks. Places a three-year moratorium on the installation of synthetic turf that contains recycled crumb rubber from waste tires within the boundaries of a public or private elementary or secondary school, public or private preschool, or recreational park by any (i) public or private elementary or secondary school, (ii) public or private preschool, or (iii) local governing body. The bill also requires the Virginia Department of Health, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Virginia Department of Education, to analyze the potential adverse health effects of synthetic turf that contains recycled crumb rubber from waste tires and report its findings to the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2017.

Synthetic turf; three-year moratorium on installation at schools and parks.

Del. Marcus Simon [D]

Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]

Del. Kenneth Plum [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-16	House	Left in Education
2016-02-08	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2016-01-15	House	Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
2016-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2016-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100846D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB495
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB495+hil