Virginia House Bill 84 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-20 - Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Mineral mining and exploration; public notification. Requires an explorer conducting any mineral exploration activities, as those terms are defined in the bill, prior to the start of such activities, to (i) publish a notice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the locality where the exploration activity will occur at least once a week for two successive weeks, (ii) notify the governing body of such locality at least 15 days in advance of such activity, and (iii) notify all individual residences and properties within 500 yards of the property lines where the exploration activity will take place at least 15 days in advance of such activity. The bill requires such notices to include certain information related to the exploration activity.

Mineral mining and exploration; public notification.

Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Debra Gardner [D]	Del. Chad Green [R]
Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]

2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) (Y: 53 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-20	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N)
2024-01-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2024-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2024-01-30	House	VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
2024-01-30	House	Read third time and passed House (53-Y 47-N)
2024-01-29	House	Printed as engrossed 24101898D-E
2024-01-29	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB84E
2024-01-29	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2024-01-29	House	Read second time
2024-01-26	House	Read first time
2024-01-24	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
2024-01-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N)
2024-01-15	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
2023-12-28	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023-12-28	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101898D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
45	2	1305	(n/a)	See Bill Text
45	2	1306	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB84
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB84+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB84E+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105570A.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105778A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB84AH
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB84F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB84FE122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0103V0002+HB0084
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H01V0009+HB0084
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0114+HB0084
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S01V0080+HB0084