VA HB684 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 18-1)
Status: Passed on March 13 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 18-1)
Status: Passed on March 13 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Coal mine safety. Requires the operator of a coal mine to submit (i) a map of the mine to the Chief of the Division of Mines of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy before producing coal and (ii) any revisions that show directional changes whenever mining projections deviate more than 600 feet from the approved mine plan. The bill also allows instructors that are certified by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners to determine the fitness of a miner to detect explosive gas before the miner is put in charge of cutting, loading, drilling, continuous miner, or timbering machines.
Title
Coal mine safety; operator of coal mine to submit map and revisions that show directional changes.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-13 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241) | |
| 2012-03-13 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/12) | |
| 2012-02-27 | Senate: Signed by President | |
| 2012-02-24 | House: Signed by Speaker | |
| 2012-02-24 | House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB684ER) | |
| 2012-02-24 | House: Enrolled | |
| 2012-02-21 | Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-21 | Senate: Read third time | |
| 2012-02-20 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-16 | Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-07 | Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | |
| 2012-02-07 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed | |
| 2012-02-06 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-06 | House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-03 | House: Read second time and engrossed | |
| 2012-02-02 | House: Read first time | |
| 2012-02-01 | House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-25 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) | |
| 2012-01-23 | House: Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources | |
| 2012-01-11 | House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | |
| 2012-01-11 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102010D |
Same As/Similar To
SB330 (Same As) 2012-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0109)
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | 161.252 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 45 | 1 | 161.64 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
