Forestry, Department of; use of methyl bromide gas fumigation. (HB239)
Introduced By
Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Fumigation by Department of Forestry. Directs the Department of Forestry's forest tree nurseries to continue to use methyl bromide gas fumigation in their pre-seeding land preparation under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's listed usage exemption QPS (Quarantine & Pre-Shipment). The bill also authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to issue a phytosanitary certificate or a permit verifying that shipments of conifers and hardwood seedlings are free of pests and diseases. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100847D |
01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/19/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB239) |
01/23/2012 | Assigned ACNRsub: Chesapeake |
02/02/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
02/08/2012 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12104597D-H1 |
02/09/2012 | Read first time |
02/10/2012 | Read second time |
02/10/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12104597D-H1 |
02/10/2012 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB239H1 |
02/13/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB239H1) |
02/13/2012 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/14/2012 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
03/01/2012 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2012 | Read third time |
03/06/2012 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2012 | Enrolled |
03/09/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB239ER) |
03/09/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB239ER) |
03/09/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/10/2012 | Signed by President |
04/05/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 621 (effective 7/1/12) |
04/05/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0621) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 2 minutes.