Chesapeake, City of; local government authority to require analysis of water.
Summary
City of Chesapeake; local government authority to require analysis of water. Adds the City of Chesapeake to the list of localities that may establish reasonable testing requirements to determine compliance with existing federal or state drinking water quality standards and require that such testing be done prior to the issuance of building permits. This bill is identical to HB 548.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Dec 30, 2021
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 18, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 18, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 226 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Dec 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Dec 30, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100639D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JA
John A. Cosgrove, Jr.
RRepublican
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