HB 704 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Environmental justice; definitions, agency regulations, Virginia Environmental Justice Act, policy.

Summary

Environmental justice; state agency policy;Virginia Council on Environmental Justice. Directs each agencyin the executive branch of state government to examine proposed regulationsfor their effects on environmental justice, defined in the bill,and to develop a policy to promote environmental justice. The billestablishes the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice, consistingof 24 members, to advise the Governor and provide recommendationsintended to protect vulnerable communities from disproportionateimpacts of pollution and provide such communities meaningful involvementin the decision-making process. The bill provides that 18 membersof the Council are citizen members appointed by the Governor and sixare specified Cabinet Secretaries. The Council has a sunset dateof July 1, 2023.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2020

Senate Passage

Apr 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Apr 22, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 22, 2020

Executive · Passed

Governor's recommendation adopted

executive

Apr 22, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N)

upper

Apr 22, 2020

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 43-N)

lower

Feb 24, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N)

upper

Feb 24, 2020

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB704S1

upper

Feb 24, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20108214D-S1

upper

Feb 21, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 18, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 5-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (60-Y 40-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB704EH1

lower

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to

lower

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources substitute agreed to 20106928D-H1

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations with amendments (17-Y 5-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Committee

Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 4-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jan 29, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2020

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources

lower

Jan 6, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

Jan 6, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103275D

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors