Environmental impact reports; requires county, city, or town to submit report on highway projects. (HB1259)

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Progress

√	Introduced
√	Passed Committee
√	Passed House
√	Passed Senate
√	Signed by Governor
√	Became Law

Description

Environmental impact reports; highway projects. Requires any county, city, or town to submit an environmental impact report in connection with a highway construction, reconstruction, or improvement project only when such project costs $500,000 or more. Amends § 10.1-1188 (“State agencies to submit environmental impact reports on major projects.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

View Bill's History

01/09/2008 Committee
01/09/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083818664
01/09/2008 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/23/2008 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2008 Committee substitute printed 083974664-H1
01/24/2008 Read first time
01/25/2008 Read second time
01/25/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 083974664-H1
01/25/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1259H1
01/28/2008 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/28/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2008 Communicated to Senate
01/29/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
01/29/2008 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/29/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB1259H1)
02/11/2008 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2008 Read third time
02/13/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1259ER)
02/15/2008 Enrolled
02/15/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1259ER)
02/15/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB1259ER)
02/15/2008 Signed by Speaker
02/15/2008 Signed by President
02/25/2008 Governor's recommendation received by House
02/25/2008 Placed on Calendar
02/26/2008 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (78-Y 18-N)
02/26/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (78-Y 18-N)
02/28/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 243 (effective 7/1/08)
02/28/2008 Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N)
02/28/2008 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 7-N)
02/28/2008 G Governor's recommendation adopted
02/28/2008 Reenrolled
02/28/2008 Reenrolled bill text (HB1259ER2)
02/28/2008 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
02/28/2008 Signed by President as reenrolled
02/28/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (effective 7/1/08)
03/04/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)

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