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

Environmental justice; policy. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to promote environmental justice, defined in the bill, and to ensure that it is carried out throughout the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 704. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

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
03/02/2020	Enrolled
03/02/2020	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB406ER)
03/02/2020	Signed by Speaker
03/03/2020	Signed by President
03/04/2020	Impact statement from DPB (SB406ER)
03/12/2020	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
03/12/2020	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
04/08/2020	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/22/2020	VOTE: (49-Y 43-N)
04/22/2020	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N) (see vote tally)
04/22/2020	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (49-Y 43-N)
04/22/2020	G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/22/2020	Reenrolled
04/22/2020	Reenrolled bill text (SB406ER2)
04/22/2020	Signed by President as reenrolled
04/22/2020	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/22/2020	Enacted, Chapter 1257 (effective 7/1/20)
04/22/2020	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1257)
05/01/2020	VOTE: (49-Y 43-N)