Virginia House Bill 704 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1212)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Environmental justice; policy. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to promote environmental justice, defined in the bill, and to ensure that it is carried out throughout the Commonwealth.

Environmental justice; definitions, agency regulations, Virginia Environmental Justice Act, policy.

Del. Mark Keam [D]

Del. Charniele Herring [D]

Del. Mark Levine [D]

2020-04-22 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 43-N) (Y: 52 N: 43 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 42-N) (Y: 54 N: 42 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) (Y: 25 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (60-Y 40-N) (Y: 60 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1212)
2020-04-22	House	Enacted, Chapter 1212 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-04-22	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB704ER2)
2020-04-22	House	Reenrolled
2020-04-22		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N)
2020-04-22	House	VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 43-N)
2020-04-22	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 43-N)
2020-04-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-04-08	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-03	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-02	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-02	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB704ER)
2020-03-02	House	Enrolled
2020-02-26	House	VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 42-N)
2020-02-26	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108214D-S1 (54-Y 42-N)
2020-02-26	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N)
2020-02-24	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB704S1
2020-02-24	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20108214D-S1
2020-02-24	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-21	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-18	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20108214D-S1
2020-02-18	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 5-N)
2020-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-11	House	VOTE: Passage (60-Y 40-N)
2020-02-11	House	Read third time and passed House (60-Y 40-N)
2020-02-10	House	Printed as engrossed 20106928D-EH1
2020-02-10	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB704EH1
2020-02-10	House	Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
2020-02-10	House	Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources substitute agreed to 20106928D-H1
2020-02-10	House	Read second time
2020-02-09	House	Read first time
2020-02-07	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendments (17-Y 5-N)
2020-02-07	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05	House	Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2020-02-05	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-05	House	Committee substitute printed 20106928D-H1
2020-02-05	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
2020-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-14	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
2020-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103275D

SB406 (Same As) 2020-04-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1257)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	234	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	235	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	236	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2699.13	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2699.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB704
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704EH1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1212+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0103V0022+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H01V0163+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0201V0034+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0216+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0259+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0859+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0101+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0771HB0704+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0895HB0704+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1449+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV2018HB0704+HB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2289+HB0704