HB 1641 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Coal ash ponds; definitions, testing private wells and public water supply wells, etc.

Summary
Coal ash ponds; private wells and public water supply wells; resident notification. Requires a utility, defined in the bill as the owner or operator of a coal ash pond in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to complete a survey of all private wells and public water supply wells within 1.5 miles of each of its ponds by October 1, 2020, and to notify residents via mail and a local newspaper posting that the survey will be conducted.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 16, 2020 Signed Apr 2, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2020

How they voted

32–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 2, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
11 Yea 7 Nay 1
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
3
Committee
11
Apr 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 625 (effective 7/1/20)
Mar 2, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 7-N)
Mar 2, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1641S1
Feb 28, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20108966D-S1
Feb 25, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 4-N)
Feb 11, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (75-Y 24-N)
Feb 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1641H1
Feb 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20106955D-H1
Feb 5, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
Jan 31, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
Jan 31, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 20, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
Jan 16, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Jan 16, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104490D
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors

Sponsors