Offshore energy resources; production & development permitted 50 miles off Atlantic shoreline. (HB787)
Introduced By
Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach) with support from 41 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Bill Cleaveland (R-Roanoke), Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Barbara Comstock (R-McLean), Del. John A. Cox (R-Ashland), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Del. Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Will Morefield (R-North Tazewell), Del. Sam Nixon (R-Richmond), Del. Dave Nutter (R-Christiansburg), Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Williamsburg), Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Offshore energy resources. States that it shall be the policy of the Commonwealth to support oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production 50 miles or more off Virginia's coast. Currently, the policy is limited to supporting exploration for natural gas resources 50 miles or more offshore. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2010 | Committee |
01/12/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102366D |
01/12/2010 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/28/2010 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2010 | Read first time |
02/02/2010 | Read second time |
02/02/2010 | Amendment #1 by Delegate Armstrong rejected (33-Y 63-N) |
02/02/2010 | VOTE: --- REJECTED (33-Y 63-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2010 | Amendment #2 by Delegate Armstrong agreed to |
02/02/2010 | Engrossed by House as amended HB787E |
02/02/2010 | Printed as engrossed 10102366D-E |
02/03/2010 | Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N) |
02/03/2010 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (69-Y 28-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/04/2010 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/08/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB787E) |
02/22/2010 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2010 | Read third time |
02/25/2010 | Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2010 | Enrolled |
03/03/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER) |
03/03/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/04/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB787ER) |
03/06/2010 | Signed by President |
04/13/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/10) |
04/13/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 7 clips in all, totaling 14 minutes.