SB 258 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Persons permitted to work in mines; age requirements, no person under 18 yrs. of age.

Summary
Persons permitted to work in mines; age requirements. Removes the provision prohibiting persons under 18 years of age from working around any mine and requires the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to conform its regulations to federal law with respect to such age requirements. The bill does not affect the existing provision prohibiting persons under 18 years of age from working in any mine.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020 Signed Apr 7, 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
30
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 804 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (98-Y 2-N)
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Levine agreed to
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103072D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
FR
Frank Ruff
RRepublican
VA
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