Wetlands; impact, permit requirements for compensation.
Summary
Requires the State Water Control Board to evaluate Virginia Water Protection Permits mitigation options for impacts to wetlands on a case-by-case basis with consideration for which option is practicable and ecologically and environmentally preferable, including, in terms of replacement of acreage and functions, which option has the greatest likelihood of success and avoidance of temporal loss of acreage and function.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 18, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 545 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 18, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0)
senate
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2403E
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102108D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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