HB 706 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Offshore drilling; prohibition on leases, policy.

Summary
Offshore oil and gas drilling; prohibition on leases; policy. Prohibits the granting of a lease, easement, or permit on the beds of the coastal waters of the Commonwealth that would allow any infrastructure for conveying to shore oil or gas produced from offshore drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area and removes any oil or gas lease granted on such beds from the mandate that such lease include a royalty payment requirement. The bill removes policy statements supporting federal efforts to permit oil and gas development 50 miles or more off the Atlantic shoreline. This bill incorporates HB 1016.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 451 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (60-Y 37-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (23-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB706H1
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107040D-H1
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103786D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors