Virginia Community Preparedness Fund; shifts administration to Water and Soil Conservation Board.
Summary
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund. Shifts the administration of the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board (the Board). The bill expands from nine to 11 the membership of the Board with the addition of two nonlegislative members, one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates from a flood-prone community outside the Chesapeake Bay watershed and one of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules from a flood-prone community in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The bill raises from five to six the number of Board members needed to constitute a quorum, at least four of whom shall be farmer or district director representatives.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Vetoed
May 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Vetoed May 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 7, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 7, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
8
Committee
9
May 27, 2022
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB508S1
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105738D-S1
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103975D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
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