Coal mine safety; operator of coal mine to submit map and revisions that show directional changes. (HB684)
Introduced By
Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol) with support from 19 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford), Del. Matt Fariss (R-Rustburg), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Joseph Johnson (D-Abingdon), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall), Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. Chris Head (R-Roanoke)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Coal mine safety. Requires the operator of a coal mine to submit (i) a map of the mine to the Chief of the Division of Mines of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy before producing coal and (ii) any revisions that show directional changes whenever mining projections deviate more than 600 feet from the approved mine plan. The bill also allows instructors that are certified by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners to determine the fitness of a miner to detect explosive gas before the miner is put in charge of cutting, loading, drilling, continuous miner, or timbering machines. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2012 | Committee |
01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102010D |
01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/23/2012 | Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources |
01/23/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB684) |
01/25/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) |
02/01/2012 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2012 | Read first time |
02/03/2012 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/06/2012 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/07/2012 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/16/2012 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2012 | Read third time |
02/21/2012 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2012 | Enrolled |
02/24/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB684ER) |
02/24/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB684ER) |
02/24/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
02/27/2012 | Signed by President |
03/13/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/12) |
03/13/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241) |
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 50 seconds.