SB 248

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 11, 2022
  • Passed Senate Jan 31, 2022
  • Passed House Feb 28, 2022
  • Signed by Governor Apr 11, 2022

Digestate; definition, definition of anaerobic digestion.

Abstract

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.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 11, 2022

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (effective 7/1/22)

Mar 11, 2022

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022

Mar 03, 2022

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB248ER)

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 02, 2022

Senate

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 28, 2022

House

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time

Feb 25, 2022

House

Read second time

Feb 23, 2022

House

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)

Feb 21, 2022

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Jan 31, 2022

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Jan 28, 2022

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB248S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 22105061D-S1

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Read second time

Jan 27, 2022

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB248S1)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Jan 25, 2022

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Committee substitute printed 22105061D-S1

Senate

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 20, 2022

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB248)

Jan 11, 2022

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103305D

Senate

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Bill Text

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

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB248FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB248FS1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB248F122.PDF PDF

Sources

Data on Open States is updated periodically throughout the day from the official website of the Virginia General Assembly.

If you notice any inconsistencies with these official sources, feel free to file an issue.