Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; clarifies membership. (HB1837)

Introduced By

Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston) with support from co-patron Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; membership. Clarifies that each of the six nonlegislative citizen members of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board (the Board) who is not an at-large member is to be appointed by the Governor from a list of two qualified nominees submitted for each vacancy by the Board and the Board of Directors of the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (the Association) in consultation with other groups. The bill also requires each of the six nonlegislative citizen members to be a resident of a different one of the six geographic areas represented in the Association. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to SB 1161. Read the Bill »

Status

03/11/2021: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/06/2021Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100998D
01/06/2021Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/12/2021Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
01/14/2021Impact statement from DPB (HB1837)
01/18/2021House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/18/2021Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
01/20/2021Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2021Committee substitute printed 21103143D-H1
01/21/2021Read first time
01/22/2021Read second time
01/22/2021Committee substitute agreed to 21103143D-H1
01/22/2021Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1837H1
01/25/2021Impact statement from DPB (HB1837H1)
01/25/2021Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
01/25/2021VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2021Constitutional reading dispensed
01/26/2021Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/05/2021Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2021Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2021Read third time
02/19/2021Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/24/2021Enrolled
02/24/2021Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1837ER)
02/24/2021Impact statement from DPB (HB1837ER)
02/24/2021Signed by President
02/25/2021Signed by Speaker
02/26/2021Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
02/26/2021G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/11/2021G Approved by Governor-Chapter 43 (effective 7/1/21)
03/11/2021G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB1161.