Scott Surovell
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 34
Fertilizer; digestate. Clarifies that a regulated product, for the purposes of fertilizer law, includes digestate. Digestate is defined in the bill as a biologically stable material derived from the process of anaerobic digestion. The bill also includes digestate in fertilizer labeling requirements. This bill is identical to HB 831.
Composting; anaerobic digestion. Clarifiesthat composting, for the purposes of fertilizer law, includes anaerobicdigestion. Anaerobic digestion is defined in the bill as the controlledanaerobic biological decomposition of organic waste materials to produce biogas and digestate.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (effective 7/1/22)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
Impact statement from DPB (SB248ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB248S1
Committee substitute agreed to 22105061D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Read second time
Impact statement from DPB (SB248S1)
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Committee substitute printed 22105061D-S1
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB248)
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103305D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103305D | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 22105061D-S1 | PDF HTML |
| SB248ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0538 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB248FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB248FS1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB248F122.PDF |
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