Dam Safety Act; Soil & Water Conservation Board to adopt regulations concerning low traffic roadway. (SB244)

Introduced By

Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian) with support from co-patron Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Dam Safety Act; low traffic roadways. Requires the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to adopt regulations that consider the impact of downstream limited-use or private roadways with low traffic volume and low public safety risk on the determination of the hazard potential classification of an impounding structure. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101242D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/25/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB244)
01/25/2010Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2010Read second time and engrossed
01/28/2010Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2010Placed on Calendar
02/08/2010Read first time
02/08/2010Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/17/2010Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2010Read second time
02/19/2010Read third time
02/19/2010Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
02/19/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2010Enrolled
02/22/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB244ER)
02/23/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB244ER)
02/23/2010Signed by President
02/23/2010Signed by Speaker
03/04/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 41 (effective 7/1/10)
03/04/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041)

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 25 seconds.