Wetlands protection; living shorelines.
Summary
Wetlands protection; living shorelines. Requires the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to promulgate and periodically update minimum standards for the protection and conservation of wetlands and to approve only living shoreline approaches to shoreline stabilization where the best available science shows that such approaches are feasible. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Apr 7, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2020
How they voted
32–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 10, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 809 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
House amendments agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (70-Y 30-N)
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB776E
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102955D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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