SB 1318 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Interagency Environmental Justice Working Group; established, report.

Summary
Environmental justice; interagency working group. Establishes the Interagency Environmental Justice Working Group as an advisory council in the executive branch of state government to further environmental justice in the Commonwealth and directs each of the Governor's Secretaries to designate at least one environmental justice coordinator to represent the secretariat as a member of the Working Group. The bill provides that the Working Group shall expire on July 1, 2031. The bill directs each state agency, no later than October 1, 2021, to adopt an agency-specific environmental justice policy that requires an evaluation of the environmental justice consequences of any covered agency action, requires a consideration of the environmental justice consequences or cumulative impacts of the administration of regulations, and contains other features, including robust public participation plans for residents of environmental justice communities and fenceline communities potentially affected by a covered agency action.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Last action Mar 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2021

How they voted

310
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Feb 3, 2021
D Democratic17
16 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
18
Committee
15
Amendments
1
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (55-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1318H1
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (55-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1318H1
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200450D-H1
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1318S1
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21104321D-S1
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-2)
senate
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (7-Y 6-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102858D
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors