VA HB208 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Comprehensive plan; healthy communities strategy. Authorizes a locality, beginning July 1, 2024, to adopt a healthy communities strategy as part of its next and any subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan. The bill provides that the locality's strategy may include identifying (i) major sources of pollution or hazardous waste sites within the locality, (ii) policies to mitigate the unique or compounded health risks to residents that may be caused by such pollution sources or hazardous waste sites, (iii) objectives and policies to promote civic engagement in public decision-making processes by residents, (iv) objectives and policies that prioritize improvements and programs that promote healthy communities, and (v) objectives and policies that encourage linking public transit with community and health services and siting or co-locating health services in unconventional settings to ensure convenient access for all community members.
Title
Comprehensive plan; locality may consider adopting a healthy communities strategy.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 46-N) (Y: 50 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (25-Y 15-N) (Y: 25 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendment (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (49-Y 45-N) (Y: 49 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (25-Y 15-N) (Y: 25 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendment (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (49-Y 45-N) (Y: 49 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | House | House sustained Governor's veto |
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-02 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB208ER) |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-23 | House | VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 46-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment (25-Y 15-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Local Government with amendment (9-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-01-26 | House | VOTE: Passage (49-Y 45-N) |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Read third time and passed House (49-Y 45-N) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB208H1 |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24105704D-H1 |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Committee substitute printed 24105704D-H1 |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (14-Y 8-N) |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-01-16 | House | Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2024-01-04 | House | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2024-01-04 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102526D |
Same As/Similar To
SB595 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - Passed by for the day
