VA SB811 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Evaluate the safe storage of chemicals. Directs the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, the State Health Commissioner, and the State Coordinator of Emergency Management to evaluate various existing laws and regulations to ensure that chemical storage is conducted in a manner that protects human health and the environment. The bill provides guidance regarding the areas that are to be evaluated by the three agency heads. The bill has an expiration date of January 1, 2017.

Tracking Information

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Title

Chemical storage in the Commonwealth; protection of human health and the environment.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 1-N) (Y: 36 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)
2015-03-17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-23SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
2015-02-20SenateSigned by President
2015-02-17HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-17SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB811ER)
2015-02-17SenateEnrolled
2015-02-13HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2015-02-13HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2015-02-13HouseRead third time
2015-02-12HouseRead second time
2015-02-11HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
2015-02-09HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2015-02-09HouseRead first time
2015-02-09HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-04SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-04SenateReconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-04SenateRead third time and passed Senate (36-Y 1-N)
2015-02-03SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB811S1
2015-02-03SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104084D-S1
2015-02-03SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-03SenateRead second time
2015-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-01-29SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
2015-01-29SenateCommittee substitute printed 15104084D-S1
2015-01-02SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2015-01-02SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102939D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
62144.17:5(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB811
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB811+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB811S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB811ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0241+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S01V0023+SB0811
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0200SB0811+SB0811
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0235SB0811+SB0811
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0236SB0811+SB0811
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0237SB0811+SB0811
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H01V0073+SB0811
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2270+SB0811

Bill Comments

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