Virginia Senate Bill 1280 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 22 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Dams; negotiated settlement agreements. Authorizes the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to enter into a negotiated settlement with the owners of certain impounding structures who have allegedly violated or failed, neglected, or refused to obey any permit condition, provision of the Dam Safety Act, or Board regulation or order. The settlement shall require the dam owner to correct deficiencies at the dam structure and to pay civil charges for past alleged violations instead of any appropriate civil penalty that could be imposed. Such civil charges shall be suspended upon compliance with the settlement agreement.

Dams; negotiated settlement agreements.

Sen. John Bell [D]

2021-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
2021-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2021-02-02	House	Read first time
2021-02-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-01-25	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-01-22	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2021-01-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-01-19	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2021-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102055D

SB1280 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	613.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1280
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1280+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1280F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S01V0014+SB1280
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0068SB1280+SB1280
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0089SB1280+SB1280