SB 883 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Environmental Justice, Virginia Council on; established.

Summary

Virginia Council on Environmental Justice; established. Establishes the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice, consisting of 24 members, to advise the Governor and provide recommendations intended to protect vulnerable communities from disproportionate impacts of pollution and provide such communities meaningful involvement in the decision-making process. The bill provides that 18 members of the Council are appointed by the Governor and six are specified Cabinet Secretaries. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2023.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Apr 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Signed Apr 22, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2020 · House of Delegates Apr 22, 2020

How they voted

24–16

Passed

Total votes 40

Apr 22, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

3 Yea 16 Nay

84% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 22, 2020

Executive · Passed

Governor's recommendation adopted

executive

Apr 22, 2020

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (48-Y 44-N)

lower

Apr 22, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 16-N)

upper

Feb 25, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House with substitute (54-Y 45-N)

lower

Feb 25, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB883H1

lower

Feb 25, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20108847D-H1

lower

Feb 20, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 9-N)

lower

Feb 18, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Feb 18, 2020

Committee

Referred from Labor and Commerce

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)

upper

Jan 27, 2020

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB883S1

upper

Jan 27, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20106392D-S1

upper

Jan 22, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 1-N)

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105198D

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors