VA HB839 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0368)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Defective drywall; definition. Redefines the term "defective drywall" to mean drywall or similar building material composed of dried gypsum-based plaster that (i) contains elemental sulfur exceeding 10 parts per million as has been found in some drywall manufactured in the People's Republic of China and imported into the United States between 2004 and 2007 and, when exposed to heat, humidity, or both, releases elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide gas into the air or (ii) has been designated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission as a product with a defect that constitutes a substantial product hazard within the meaning of § 15(a)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. § 2064(a)(2)).

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Title

Defective drywall; redefines term.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-09 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0368)
2012-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 368 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-03-08 Senate: Signed by President
2012-03-07 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-03-07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB839ER)
2012-03-07 House: Enrolled
2012-03-01 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-03-01 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-03-01 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-03-01 Senate: Read third time
2012-02-29 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-27 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2012-02-15 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2012-02-15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-02-14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2012-02-14 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2012-02-13 House: Read second time and engrossed
2012-02-12 House: Read first time
2012-02-09 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
2012-02-08 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2012-01-17 House: Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
2012-01-11 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2012-01-11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102685D

Subjects


Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB839
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB839+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB839ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0368+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H1101V0031+HB0839
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H11V0103+HB0839
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0707+HB0839
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S12V0153+HB0839
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0751HB0839+HB0839
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0798HB0839+HB0839
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0820HB0839+HB0839
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0821HB0839+HB0839

Bill Comments

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