VA HB949 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; civil penalties. Requires any person that is required to submit a facility response plan under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning Regulations to submit evidence of an EPA-approved facility response plan to the Department of Environmental Quality within a certain time period and to comply with such plan. The bill provides certain requirements for reporting, recordkeeping, and inspection and authorizes the Department to initiate a civil action to obtain certain equitable relief for violations of the bill's provisions. The bill imposes civil penalties for any person that negligently, willfully, or knowingly (i) discharges or causes to discharge a hazardous substance from a facility or (ii) fails to implement or comply with an EPA-approved facility response plan. Finally, the bill provides a delayed effective date of the next fiscal year immediately following the effective date of the EPA's final rule on Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning and requires the Department to develop guidance to implement the provisions of the bill in the six months preceding such effective date. Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; civil penalties. Requires any person that is required to submit a facility response plan under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning Regulations to submit evidence of an EPA-approved facility response plan to the Department of Environmental Quality within a certain time period and to comply with such plan. The bill provides certain requirements for reporting, recordkeeping, and inspection and authorizes the Department to initiate a civil action to obtain certain equitable relief for violations of the bill's provisions. The bill imposes civil penalties for any person that negligently, willfully, or knowingly (i) discharges or causes to discharge a hazardous substance from a facility or (ii) fails to implement or comply with an EPA-approved facility response plan. Finally, the bill provides a delayed effective date of the next fiscal year immediately following the effective date of the EPA's final rule on Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning and requires the Department to develop guidance to implement the provisions of the bill in the six months preceding such effective date.

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Title

Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; reporting of substance discharge, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) (Y: 52 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) (Y: 57 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 9-N) (Y: 11 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-17HouseHouse sustained Governor's veto
2024-04-08 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2024-03-27 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-27HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
2024-03-26HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-25SenateSigned by President
2024-03-25HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB949ER)
2024-03-25HouseEnrolled
2024-03-06HouseVOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N)
2024-03-06HouseSenate amendments agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
2024-03-05SenatePassed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N)
2024-03-05SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
2024-03-05SenateCommittee amendments agreed to
2024-03-05SenateReading of amendments waived
2024-03-05SenateRead third time
2024-03-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-29SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 4-N)
2024-02-27SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-27SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
2024-02-14SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2024-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-13HouseVOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N)
2024-02-13HouseRead third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N)
2024-02-12HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB949H1
2024-02-12HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24107034D-H1
2024-02-12HouseRead second time
2024-02-11HouseRead first time
2024-02-09HouseReported from Appropriations (11-Y 9-N)
2024-02-09HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2024-02-08HouseAssigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2024-02-07HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-07HouseCommittee substitute printed 24107034D-H1
2024-02-07HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
2024-02-05HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-05HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
2024-01-23HouseAssigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2024-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105005D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
62144.34:29(n/a)See Bill Text
62144.34:36(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB949
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB949+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB949H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB949ER+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24107034D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24107034D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB949AS
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB949ASE
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB949AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB949F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB949FH1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB949FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0102V0027+HB0949
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H01V0057+HB0949
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0201V0035+HB0949
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H02V0173+HB0949
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0638+HB0949
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S01V0101+HB0949
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0503+HB0949
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0539+HB0949
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0926HB0949+HB0949
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV1001HB0949+HB0949
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1573+HB0949

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