Citizen water quality monitoring; use as evidence in enforcement actions. (SB766)
Introduced By
Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon) with support from co-patrons Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbridge), and Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Citizen water quality monitoring; use as evidence in enforcement actions. Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) to use certain results of citizen water quality testing as evidence in enforcement actions. Such evidence is currently prohibited. The bill also directs the Department to consider in some cases data collected by a citizen group, regardless of whether the data conforms to the requirements set out in the Code of Virginia. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104064D |
| 01/10/2018 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 01/17/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB766) |
| 02/01/2018 | Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2018 | Rereferred to Commerce and Labor |
| 02/07/2018 | Continued to 2019 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 11/30/2018 | Left in Commerce and Labor |