Virginia Environmental Justice Act; definitions, policy regarding environmental justice. (SB406)

Introduced By

Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Midlothian) with support from co-patrons Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon), and Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Environmental Justice Act; definitions, responsibilities of state agencies. Requires state agencies to determine the likely effect of their actions on environmental justice and fenceline communities and to tailor those actions to reduce the potential for adverse impacts on such communities in a manner consistent with the environmental justice policy created by the agency. The bill also creates an interagency work group for the purpose of furthering environmental justice in the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »

Status

02/21/2020: Passed the House

History

Date	Action
01/07/2020	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103457D
01/07/2020	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/29/2020	Impact statement from DPB (SB406)
01/29/2020	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
01/29/2020	Committee substitute printed 20107107D-S1
01/31/2020	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2020	Read second time
02/03/2020	Reading of substitute waived
02/03/2020	Committee substitute agreed to 20107107D-S1
02/03/2020	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB406S1
02/04/2020	Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2020	Placed on Calendar
02/13/2020	Read first time
02/13/2020	Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/13/2020	Impact statement from DPB (SB406S1)
02/14/2020	Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
02/18/2020	Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2020	Committee substitute printed 20108618D-H1
02/20/2020	Read second time
02/21/2020	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/21/2020	Impact statement from DPB (SB406H1)
02/21/2020	Read third time
02/21/2020	Committee substitute agreed to 20108618D-H1
02/21/2020	Amendment by Delegate Keam agreed to
02/21/2020	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB406H1
02/21/2020	Passed House with substitute with amendment (54-Y 43-N)
02/21/2020	VOTE: Passage (54-Y 43-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2020	House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2020	Title replaced 20108618D-H1