VA SB776 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Wetlands protection; living shorelines. Requires the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to promulgate and periodically update minimum standards for the protection and conservation of wetlands and to approve only living shoreline approaches to shoreline stabilization unless the best available science shows that such approaches are not suitable.

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Title

Wetlands protection; living shorelines.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-03 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N) (Y: 32 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (70-Y 30-N) (Y: 70 N: 30 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 7-N) (Y: 32 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)
2020-04-07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 809 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-07SenateSigned by President
2020-03-06SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB776ER)
2020-03-06SenateEnrolled
2020-03-03SenateHouse amendments agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
2020-03-02HouseVOTE: Passage (70-Y 30-N)
2020-03-02HousePassed House with amendments (70-Y 30-N)
2020-03-02HouseEngrossed by House as amended
2020-03-02HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2020-03-02HouseRead third time
2020-02-28HouseRead second time
2020-02-26HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (16-Y 6-N)
2020-02-24HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
2020-02-21HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-02-21HouseRead first time
2020-02-21HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-10SenateRead third time and passed Senate (32-Y 7-N)
2020-02-07SenatePrinted as engrossed 20102955D-E
2020-02-07SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB776E
2020-02-07SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-02-07SenateReading of amendment waived
2020-02-07SenateRead second time
2020-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2020-01-28SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-28SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 1-N)
2020-01-08SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-01-08SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102955D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
282104.1(n/a)See Bill Text
2821301(n/a)See Bill Text
2821302(n/a)See Bill Text
2821308(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB776
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB776+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB776E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB776ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0809+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0034+SB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0177+SB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0382SB0776+SB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0439SB0776+SB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0102V0047+SB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H01V0262+SB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1703+SB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1418SB0776+SB0776

Bill Comments

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