Mercury thermostats; Waste Management Board to adopt regulations to encourage recycling. (HB326)
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Mercury thermostats recycling program. Requires the Virginia Waste Management Board to adopt regulations to encourage the recycling of thermostats containing mercury. The bill also authorizes localities to prohibit the disposal of mercury thermostats in any privately operated landfill within its jurisdiction, so long as the locality has implemented a recycling program that is capable of handling all of the mercury thermostats within the jurisdiction. Currently, a similar program exists for the recycling of cathode ray tubes. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101383D |
01/11/2010 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/20/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB326) |
01/27/2010 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2010 | Read first time |
01/29/2010 | Read second time |
01/29/2010 | Amendments by Delegate Plum agreed to |
01/29/2010 | Engrossed by House as amended HB326E |
01/29/2010 | Printed as engrossed 10101383D-E |
02/01/2010 | Read third time and passed House (94-Y 2-N 1-A) |
02/01/2010 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (94-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/02/2010 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/08/2010 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2010 | Read third time |
02/10/2010 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB326E) |
02/17/2010 | Enrolled |
02/17/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB326ER) |
02/17/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB326ER) |
02/17/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
02/18/2010 | Signed by President |
02/26/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 4 (effective 7/1/10) |
02/26/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004) |