HB 1641

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 16, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 10, 2020
  • Passed Senate Mar 02, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Apr 02, 2020

Coal ash ponds; definitions, testing private wells and public water supply wells, etc.

Abstract

Coal ash ponds; private wells and public water supply wells; resident notification. Requires a utility, defined in the bill as the owner or operator of a coal ash pond in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to complete a survey of all private wells and public water supply wells within 1.5 miles of each of its ponds by October 1, 2020, and to notify residents via mail and a local newspaper posting that the survey will be conducted.

Coal ash ponds; drinking water well; resident notification. Requires a utility, defined in the bill as the owner or operator of a coal ash pond, to complete a survey of all drinking water wells within 1.5 miles of each of its ponds by October 1, 2020, and to notify residents via mail and a local newspaper posting that the survey will be conducted.

Coal ash ponds; drinking water well; residentnotification. Requires a utility, defined in the bill as theowner or operator of any coal ash pond in the Chesapeake Bay watershedthat is closed by capping in place, to complete a survey of all drinking water wells within three miles of each of its ponds by October 1,2020, and notify residents via mail of the survey.

Bill Sponsors (28)

Votes


Actions


Apr 02, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 625 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 12, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020

Mar 06, 2020

House

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1641ER)

Mar 03, 2020

House

Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108966D-S1 (73-Y 23-N)

House

VOTE: Adoption (73-Y 23-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Mar 02, 2020

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 7-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1641S1

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1641S1)

Feb 28, 2020

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 20108966D-S1

Senate

Read third time

Feb 27, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 25, 2020

Senate

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 4-N)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 20108966D-S1

Feb 12, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1641H1)

Feb 11, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 10, 2020

House

Read third time and passed House (75-Y 24-N)

House

VOTE: Passage (75-Y 24-N)

Feb 07, 2020

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1641H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20106955D-H1

Feb 06, 2020

House

Read first time

Feb 05, 2020

House

Committee substitute printed 20106955D-H1

House

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (16-Y 5-N)

Jan 31, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 24, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1641)

Jan 20, 2020

House

Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources

Jan 16, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

House

Presented and ordered printed 20104490D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB1641) HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1641H1 HTML
Impact statement from DPB (HB1641S1) HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1641ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625) HTML

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