Wood heaters; Air Pollution Control Board shall not adopt regulations that limit emissions. (HB2246)
Introduced By
Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill) with support from co-patron Del. Matt Fariss (R-Rustburg)
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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Description
Regulation of wood heaters. Prohibits the Air Pollution Control Board from adopting regulations that limit emissions from wood heaters. A wood heater is defined as a wood stove, pellet stove, wood-fired hydronic heater, wood-burning forced-air furnace, or masonry wood heater designed for heating a home or a business. The bill also prohibits the Board from enforcing any federal regulation limiting emissions from wood heaters that was adopted after May 1, 2014. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/19/2015 | Committee |
01/19/2015 | Presented and ordered printed 15103201D |
01/19/2015 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/26/2015 | Assigned ACNRsub: Agriculture |
01/28/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2246) |
02/02/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
02/04/2015 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (17-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104396D-H1 |
02/05/2015 | Read first time |
02/06/2015 | Read second time |
02/06/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15104396D-H1 |
02/06/2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2246H1 |
02/06/2015 | Engrossment reconsidered by House |
02/06/2015 | Passed by for the day |
02/06/2015 | Motion to reconsidered pass by for the day agreed to |
02/06/2015 | Motion to reconsider engrossment withdrawn |
02/08/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2246H1) |
02/09/2015 | Read third time and passed House (77-Y 20-N) |
02/09/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 20-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
02/09/2015 | Passed House (76-Y 22-N) |
02/09/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (76-Y 22-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/10/2015 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/19/2015 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2015 | Read third time |
02/24/2015 | Passed by for the day |
02/25/2015 | Read third time |
02/25/2015 | Pending question ordered (33-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2015 | Passed Senate (32-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2015 | Enrolled |
03/06/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2246ER) |
03/06/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2246ER) |
03/06/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
03/07/2015 | Signed by President |
03/10/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15 |
03/10/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/23/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 471 (effective 7/1/15) |
03/23/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471) |
Comments
Any unit that has blowers/water jackets can project smoke, high humidity levels (water jackets), and any substances burned for a great distance, impacting neighbors. The smoke is spread out in the air and engulfs neighbors homes, creating an unbearable environment and causing health problems. I feel this bill is a violation to the rights of others. Everyone should have the right to a clean air environment. This bill takes that away. If people were following safe practices of wood burning, they would no be pursuing this bill.
Respectfully yours,
Wow, yeah, this bill seems like trouble. This bit, specifically:
The bill also prohibits the Board from enforcing any federal regulation limiting emissions from wood heaters that was adopted after May 1, 2014.
It is absurd to attempt to prohibit a state agency from enforcing federal law. A state agency is bound by both state and federal law. Passing a law requiring a state agency to violate the law puts them in a terrible bind. That's going to require agency attorneys to waste a bunch of time and money to figure out the obvious answer: that Virginia doesn't get to pass a law that says that they're ignoring federal law.