SB 106 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Hydraulic fracturing; drilling through any portion of a groundwater management area, prohibition.

Summary

Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area;hydraulic fracturing prohibited. Prohibits hydraulic fracturing,as defined in the bill, in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater ManagementArea.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Jan 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Dec 8, 2019 Signed Apr 2, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2020

How they voted

26–13

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Jan 27, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

5 Yea 13 Nay 1

68% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 2, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 626 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 3, 2020

Senate · Amendment offered

House amendments agreed to by Senate (25-Y 15-N)

Mar 2, 2020

House of Delegates · Passed

Passed House with amendments (61-Y 39-N)

Mar 2, 2020

House of Delegates · Amendment offered

Engrossed by House as amended

Mar 2, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Committee amendments agreed to

Feb 26, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (16-Y 6-N)

Feb 24, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)

Feb 24, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 18, 2020

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake

Feb 18, 2020

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Jan 27, 2020

Senate · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)

Jan 24, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB106ES1

Jan 24, 2020

Senate · Amendment adopted

Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to

Jan 24, 2020

Senate · Amendment offered

Reading of amendment waived

Jan 24, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Committee substitute agreed to 20106341D-S1

Jan 21, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

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

Dec 8, 2019

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Dec 8, 2019

Senate · Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101022D

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors