State environmental boards; appointment of members to various Boards. (HB1261)

Introduced By

Del. Rob Bloxom (R-Accomack)

Progress

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

Description

State environmental boards. Provides for appointment of members to the State Air Pollution Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board, and the State Water Control Board by the Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates. Currently, all members of such boards are appointed by the Governor. The bill provides that the authority of such boards does not include the authority to issue any environmental permit or to abridge or deny any environmental permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality. Read the Bill »

Status

03/03/2022: Passed the Senate

History

DateAction
01/20/2022Committee
01/20/2022Presented and ordered printed 22104337D
01/20/2022Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/31/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB1261)
01/31/2022Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
02/02/2022House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/02/2022Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N)
02/07/2022House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/09/2022Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2022Read first time
02/14/2022Read second time
02/14/2022Committee amendment agreed to
02/14/2022Engrossed by House as amended HB1261E
02/14/2022Printed as engrossed 22104337D-E
02/15/2022Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
02/15/2022VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB1261E)
02/16/2022Constitutional reading dispensed
02/16/2022Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/22/2022Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/22/2022Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2022Committee substitute printed 22106841D-S1
02/24/2022Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2022Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
02/25/2022Recommitted to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
03/01/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB1261S1)
03/01/2022Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2022Committee substitute printed 22107283D-S2
03/03/2022Read third time
03/03/2022Committee substitute rejected 22106841D-S1
03/03/2022Reading of substitute waived
03/03/2022Committee substitute agreed to 22107283D-S2
03/03/2022Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1261S2
03/03/2022Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB1261S2)
03/07/2022Senate substitute rejected by House 22107283D-S2 (0-Y 96-N)
03/07/2022VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 96-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2022Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2022Senate requested conference committee
03/09/2022House acceded to request
03/09/2022Conferees appointed by House
03/09/2022Delegates: Bloxom, Webert, Keam
03/10/2022Conferees appointed by Senate
03/10/2022Senators: Lewis, Mason, Suetterlein
03/12/2022Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. pursuant to HJR 455
03/12/2022Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455