Greenhouse gas emissions inventory; regulations.
Summary
Greenhouse gas emissions inventory; regulations. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a statewide baseline and projection inventory of all greenhouse gas emissions and to update such inventory every four years. The bill requires that the inventory be published and included in the annual report of the State Air Pollution Control Board. The bill also authorizes the Board to adopt regulations necessary to collect data needed to conduct, update, and maintain the inventory. The bill exempts proprietary information collected by the Department from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 3, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Mar 12, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 98 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (56-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Feb 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1282S1
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103680D-S1
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101991D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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