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2020 SESSION

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HB 1042 Environmental Justice, Virginia Council on; established.

Introduced by: Charniele L. Herring | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Virginia Council on Environmental Justice; established. Establishes the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice, consisting of 27 members, to advise the Governor and provide recommendations intended to protect vulnerable communities from disproportionate impacts of pollution and provide such communities meaningful involvement in the decision-making process. The bill provides that 21 members of the Council are appointed by the Governor and six are specified Cabinet Secretaries. This bill is identical to SB 883.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104846D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/28/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20106374D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1042ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/07/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104846D
• 01/07/20  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/15/20  House: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process
• 01/23/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
• 01/28/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20106374D-H1
• 01/28/20  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
• 01/30/20  House: Read first time
• 01/31/20  House: Read second time
• 01/31/20  House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106374D-H1
• 01/31/20  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1042H1
• 02/03/20  House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 43-N)
• 02/03/20  House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N)
• 02/04/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/12/20  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 5-N)
• 02/14/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/20  Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
• 02/20/20  House: Enrolled
• 02/20/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1042ER)
• 02/20/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/21/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/25/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
• 02/25/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
• 03/03/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 113 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/03/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113)