Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 14, 2019
Last action Feb 12, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
36–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
Feb 11, 2020
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican15
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred Environment and Transportation
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until 2/6 (Senator Jennings) Adopted
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until 2/5 (Senator Hough) Adopted
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Jul 14, 2019
Introduced
Pre-filed
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clarence Lam
DDemocratic
P
Mary Beth Carozza
RRepublican
P
Steve Hershey
RRepublican
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