VA SB126 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Fumigation by Department of Forestry. Asserts that the Department of Forestry's preferred method of treatment of its forest tree nurseries is methyl bromide gas fumigation in pre-seeding land preparation under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's listed usage exemption QPS (Quarantine & Pre-Shipment). The bill allows the Commissioner to issue inspection certificates to certify that seedling shipments are apparently pest- and disease-free.

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Title

Forestry, Department of; use of methyl bromide gas fumigation.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-17 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101)
2012-03-06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 101 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-22 Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-21 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB126ER)
2012-02-21 Senate: Enrolled
2012-02-17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-17 House: Read third time
2012-02-16 House: Read second time
2012-02-15 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
2012-02-13 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2012-02-13 House: Read first time
2012-02-13 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-01 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-01-31 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB126S1
2012-01-31 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104515D-S1
2012-01-31 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2012-01-31 Senate: Read second time
2012-01-30 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
2012-01-26 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104515D-S1
2012-01-26 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
2012-01-10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2012-01-10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100848D

Same As/Similar To

HB239 (Same As) 2012-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0621)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1011114(n/a)See Bill Text

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