Engineered septic systems; Department of Health, et al., to initiate a 3-yr. pilot program to study.
Summary
Department of Health; Department of EnvironmentalQuality; pilot program; engineered septic systems. Requires theDepartment of Health and Department of Environmental Quality, inpartnership with the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission,to initiate a three-year pilot program designed to study the useof engineered septic systems that house and treat sewage effluentin an elevated, self-contained unit suitable for areas with highwater tables and susceptible to flooding in Coastal Virginia.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Last action Feb 5, 2021
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 20, 2021
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Jan 20, 2021
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house of delegates
Jan 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102713D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Keith Hodges
RRepublican
Co
JA
Jennifer A. Kiggans
RRepublican
Co
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
Co
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
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