Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Advisory Committee; established, report, sunset provision.
Summary
Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Advisory Committee established; sunset. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to reestablish the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Advisory Committee, which expired on January 1, 2018, to assist the Department and the State Water Commission in the management of groundwater in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 7, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB679S1
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106575D-S1
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103069D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
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