Virginia Senate Bill 769 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-03 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Environmental proceedings; findings of fact. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to give deference to findings of fact by a presiding officer based on the evidence presented in any formal proceeding where the parties are operating under a consent decree. The bill directs a court to give deference to a factual recommendation by a hearing officer, and creates a rebuttable presumption with respect to such facts. The bill requires that the Director of the Department give the factual and legal basis for the decision to revoke or amend a solid waste management permit.

Environmental proceedings; findings of fact.

Sen. Bryce Reeves [R]

Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]

2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 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
2020-03-03	House	Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-02-24	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
2020-02-13	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-07	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-07	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB769S1
2020-02-07	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20107726D-S1
2020-02-07	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-07	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20107726D-S1
2020-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104943D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	1186.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
10	1	1409	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB769
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB769+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB769S1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0060+SB0769
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0382SB0769+SB0769
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0403SB0769+SB0769
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0404SB0769+SB0769
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0102V0045+SB0769