Public sewer system; locality may adopt ordinance establishing standard for use & services; penalty. (HB82)
Introduced By
Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Civil penalties for violation of sewage usage ordinances. Allows any locality under an order of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued pursuant to the authority of subdivision (8a) of 62.1-44.15 to adopt an ordinance establishing a uniform schedule of civil penalties for violations of ordinances governing the introduction of pollutants and wastes into the locality's public sewer system. Such civil penalties may not be more than $100 for the initial summons and not more than $150 for each additional summons. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/04/2010 | Committee |
| 01/04/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100628D |
| 01/04/2010 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/15/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB82) |
| 01/20/2010 | Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/20/2010 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 01/26/2010 | Assigned CC & T sub: #2 |
| 01/28/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) |
| 01/29/2010 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10104391D-H1 |
| 02/01/2010 | Read first time |
| 02/02/2010 | Read second time |
| 02/02/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10104391D-H1 |
| 02/02/2010 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB82H1 |
| 02/03/2010 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE(98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/03/2010 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/03/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/04/2010 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 02/09/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB82H1) |
| 02/23/2010 | Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2010 | Read third time |
| 02/26/2010 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/08/2010 | Enrolled |
| 03/08/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB82ER) |
| 03/08/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB82ER) |
| 03/08/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/08/2010 | Signed by President |
| 04/07/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 198 (effective 7/1/10) |
| 04/07/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198) |
Comments
This may be a very bad bill. Not clear if this bill may be establishing an unreasonably low civil penalty such that big polluters could pay $100/day and a max fine of $3000 to pollute with impunity with treatment could cost thousands even tens of thousands of dollars. Not clear what existing penalty provisions may apply.