VA HB2761 | 2019 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 2761 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Cave and karst protection; penalty. Authorizes the Department of Conservation and Recreation to include karsts and related landscape features, defined in the bill, in various functions related to cave protection, including education of public agencies and private landowners, collection of data, and protection of groundwater flow from pollution. The bill makes pollution of any sinking stream, swallet, or other karst feature a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Title

Cave and karst protection; penalty.

Roll Calls

2019-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2019-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
2019-01-21	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
2019-01-17	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2019-01-17	House	Presented and ordered printed 19102215D

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	1000	(n/a)	See Bill Text
10	1	1002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
10	1	1005	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2761
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2761+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0102V0008+HB2761