Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 3, 2021
Signed May 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2021 · House of Delegates Mar 26, 2021
How they voted
29–10
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 12, 2021
D
Democratic25
80% Yea
R
Republican14
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Committee
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until 4/1 (Senator Zucker) Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Senator Carter) Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Mar 26, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (82-30-6)
house of delegates
Mar 12, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-10)
senate
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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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