Chesapeake Bay; voluntary tax contributions for restoration, report. (HB131)
Introduced By
Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge)
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
Tax contributions for restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. Requires the Secretary of Natural Resources to submit a report to the committees of oversight and the Virginia delegation to the Chesapeake Bay Commission by November 1 of each year describing how the moneys from the voluntary income tax check-off for Chesapeake Bay restoration activities were expended. The bill requires the report to be posted on a website maintained by the Secretary of Natural Resources, along with a cumulative listing of previous grants. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/18/2013 | Committee |
12/18/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100853D |
12/18/2013 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
01/13/2014 | Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/13/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB131) |
01/15/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
01/20/2014 | Reported from Finance with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2014 | Read first time |
01/22/2014 | Read second time |
01/22/2014 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/22/2014 | Engrossed by House as amended HB131E |
01/22/2014 | Printed as engrossed 14100853D-E |
01/23/2014 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
01/23/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/24/2014 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
01/27/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB131E) |
02/11/2014 | Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2014 | Read third time |
02/13/2014 | Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) |
02/17/2014 | Enrolled |
02/17/2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB131ER) |
02/17/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
02/18/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB131ER) |
02/19/2014 | Signed by President |
02/27/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 18 (effective 7/1/14) |
02/27/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0018) |
Comments
This is an unnecessary addition to the bureaucratic load on our state government. Anyone interested in learning of grant purposes and recipients may seek that information from the granting agency, with FOIA support if necessary.