Natural gas pipelines; stop work orders. (SB1265)
Introduced By
Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath) with support from co-patrons Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), and Sen. David Suetterlein (R-Salem)
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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Became Law |
Description
Natural gas pipelines; stop work instructions. Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct inspections of the land-disturbing activities related to construction of any natural gas transmission pipeline equal to or greater than 24 inches inside diameter. Current law authorizes such inspections only if such inside diameter is greater than 36 inches. The bill also specifies certain instances that may give rise to such inspection and authorizes the Department to issue a stop work instruction for every work area in Virginia in the event that substantial adverse impacts or likely adverse impacts are found on a repeated, frequent, and widespread basis. Read the Bill »
Status
08/05/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101609D |
| 01/11/2021 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 01/18/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1265) |
| 02/04/2021 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/04/2021 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103789D-S1 |
| 02/04/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/05/2021 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/05/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103789D-S1 |
| 02/05/2021 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1265S1 |
| 02/05/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2021 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/07/2021 | Read first time |
| 02/07/2021 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 02/08/2021 | Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 02/09/2021 | Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake |
| 02/10/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1265S1) |
| 02/15/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) |
| 02/17/2021 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (14-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/22/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2021 | Passed House (61-Y 39-N) |
| 02/22/2021 | VOTE: Passage (61-Y 39-N) |
| 02/24/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/24/2021 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1265ER) |
| 02/24/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/25/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1265ER) |
| 02/25/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/01/2021 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021 |
| 03/01/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/18/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 277 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/18/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0277) |