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

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

03/18/2021: signed by governor

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)