Virginia Senate Bill 704 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1186)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan initiatives; nutrient management plans; stream exclusion. Sets December 31, 2025, as the target date to achieve the water quality goals contained in Virginia's final Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). The bill provides that if the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural Resources (the Secretaries) jointly determine on or after July 1, 2026, that such goals have not been met by a combination of agricultural best management conservation practices, including the coverage of a sufficient portion of Chesapeake Bay cropland by nutrient management plans or the installation of a sufficient number of livestock stream exclusion practices, then certain provisions requiring the use of nutrient management plans and livestock stream exclusions shall become effective. The bill directs the Secretaries to convene a stakeholder advisory group to review annual progress toward the implementation of agricultural commitments in the WIP, develop a process to assist in creating nutrient management plans, and develop a plan for the stream exclusion program. The measure also directs the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to establish by December 31, 2020, the official method for identifying perennial streams and directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish by July 1, 2021, a portable stream fencing practice for inclusion in the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practice Cost-Share Program.

Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation plan initiatives; nutrient management plans for cropland.

Sen. Monty Mason [D]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (78-Y 21-N) (Y: 78 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1186)
2020-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1186 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-05	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-04	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB704ER)
2020-03-04	Senate	Enrolled
2020-02-26	Senate	Title replaced 20108599D-H1
2020-02-26	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	House	VOTE: Passage (78-Y 21-N)
2020-02-24	House	Passed House with substitute (78-Y 21-N)
2020-02-24	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB704H1
2020-02-24	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20108599D-H1
2020-02-24	House	Read third time
2020-02-21	House	Read second time
2020-02-19	House	Committee substitute printed 20108599D-H1
2020-02-19	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
2020-02-14	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-02-14	House	Read first time
2020-02-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB704S2
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20107786D-S2
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 20107648D-S1
2020-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20107786D-S2
2020-02-06	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-02-04	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20107648D-S1
2020-01-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-01-07	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105196D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	1	44.119	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	1	44.131	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB704
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB704+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB704S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB704S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB704H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB704ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1186+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0058+SB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0256+SB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0457SB0704+SB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0520SB0704+SB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0521SB0704+SB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0522SB0704+SB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0523SB0704+SB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H01V0229+SB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1265+SB0704
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1011SB0704+SB0704