Virginia Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board; increases membership, duties.
Summary
Increases from five to seven the number of members on the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board (the Board). The bill increases from three to four the number of representatives of the coal industry, removes the current member of the public without any coal industry interests, and adds two representatives of conservation interests. The bill also authorizes the Board to serve as the advisory body required by the Interstate Mining Compact (§ 45.1-271) to advise the Governor, Virginia's representative on the Interstate Mining Commission.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Mar 2, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 2, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 67 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB812H1
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105824D-H1
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101702D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
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