Wildlife corridors; various agencies to consider and incorporate.
Summary
Government planning; wildlife corridors. Directs various agencies to consider and incorporate, where applicable, wildlife corridors and any recommendation of the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan. The bill directs the Department of Wildlife Resources to publish the Plan and subsequent updates on its website and to assist state agencies and political subdivisions, and by request any federal agency, in considering and incorporating, where applicable, wildlife corridors and the recommendations of the Plan when developing any governmental strategic plan, map, or action.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2021
How they voted
24–9
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 25, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
56% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 498 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
House amendments agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (89-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1274E
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101399D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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