VA HB1642 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)
Status: Passed on April 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0845)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Coal ash ponds; well monitoring program; well testing. Requires each utility, defined in the bill as the owner or operator of a coal ash pond in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to commission an independent well water test on behalf of the owner of any private well or public water supply well located within 1.5 miles of such coal ash pond by January 1, 2021, and requires such test to be conducted once per year during each of the five years following the approval of the closure of the coal ash pond and once every five years thereafter. The bill provides that if any test exceeds any U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Maximum Contaminant Level for drinking water, the utility shall provide water treatment or alternative water supplies, potentially including a connection to a city or county water utility, to the owner of the well.

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Title

Coal ash ponds; definitions, well monitoring program, wells near ponds.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-03 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (77-Y 21-N) (Y: 77 N: 21 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 7-N) (Y: 32 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N) (Y: 31 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (75-Y 23-N) (Y: 75 N: 23 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0845)
2020-04-07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 845 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-06SenateSigned by President
2020-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-06HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1642ER)
2020-03-06HouseEnrolled
2020-03-03HouseVOTE: Adoption (77-Y 21-N)
2020-03-03HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 20108948D-S1 (77-Y 21-N)
2020-03-03HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-03-02SenatePassed Senate with substitute (32-Y 7-N)
2020-03-02SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-03-02SenatePassed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N)
2020-03-02SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1642S1
2020-03-02SenateRead third time
2020-02-28SenatePassed by for the day
2020-02-28SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20108948D-S1
2020-02-28SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-28SenateRead third time
2020-02-27SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-25SenateCommittee substitute printed 20108948D-S1
2020-02-25SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (11-Y 4-N)
2020-02-11SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-02-11SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-10HouseVOTE: Passage (75-Y 23-N)
2020-02-10HouseRead third time and passed House (75-Y 23-N)
2020-02-07HousePrinted as engrossed 20107354D-EH1
2020-02-07HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1642EH1
2020-02-07HouseAmendment by Delegate Ayala agreed to
2020-02-07HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20107354D-H1
2020-02-07HouseRead second time
2020-02-06HouseRead first time
2020-02-05HouseCommittee substitute printed 20107354D-H1
2020-02-05HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
2020-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
2020-01-20HouseAssigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
2020-01-16HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-01-16HousePresented and ordered printed 20104491D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1011413.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1642
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1642+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1642H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1642EH1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1642S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1642ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0845+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0103V0033+HB1642
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H01V0169+HB1642
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0670+HB1642
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0145+HB1642
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1203HB1642+HB1642
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1376HB1642+HB1642
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1377HB1642+HB1642
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1378HB1642+HB1642
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1737+HB1642

Bill Comments

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