Virginia House Joint Resolution 620 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Study; reduction of the minimum recycling rate for municipal solid waste generated within a solid waste planning unit; report. Requests the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and the Secretary of Natural Resources (the Secretaries) to jointly study a reduction of the minimum recycling rate for municipal solid waste generated within a solid waste planning unit. In conducting its study, the Secretaries are to (i) investigate the impact that China's reduced recyclable material contamination acceptance rate has had and is currently having on solid waste planning units in the Commonwealth; (ii) analyze the effect on the Commonwealth of reducing the minimum required recycling rate for solid waste planning units, including impacts to landfills, localities, ecosystems, and the economy; and (iii) propose one or more solutions to assist solid waste planning units and the Commonwealth as a whole, including recommending a specific reduction of the minimum recycling rate for municipal solid waste generated within a solid waste planning unit.

Minimum recycling rate; reduction for municipal solid waste generated within a solid planning unit.

Del. Matthew James [D]	Del. Steve Heretick [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. C.E. Hayes [D]
Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Joesph Lindsey [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]
Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2019-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Left in Rules
2019-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
2019-01-17	House	Assigned Rules sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-04	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2019-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101722D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HJ620
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HJ620+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H2001V0026+HJ0620