HB 1261 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

State environmental boards; appointment of members to various Boards.

Summary

State environmental boards. Provides for appointment of members to the State Air Pollution Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board, and the State Water Control Board by the Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates. Currently, all members of such boards are appointed by the Governor. The bill provides that the authority of such boards does not include the authority to issue any environmental permit or to abridge or deny any environmental permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality.

Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2022 Last action Mar 12, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022

How they voted

24–8

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 33

Mar 3, 2022

D Democratic17

9 Yea 8 Nay

52% Yea

R Republican16

15 Yea 1

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 8, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate requested conference committee

upper

Mar 3, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 10-N)

upper

Mar 3, 2022

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1261S2

upper

Mar 3, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 22107283D-S2

upper

Mar 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 2-N)

upper

Feb 25, 2022

Committee

Recommitted to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

Feb 25, 2022

Upper · Passed

Motion to recommit to committee agreed to

upper

Feb 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 2-N)

upper

Feb 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Feb 16, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

Feb 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2022

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended HB1261E

lower

Feb 14, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

lower

Feb 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2022

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Feb 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2022

Committee

Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources

lower

Jan 20, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

Jan 20, 2022

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 22104337D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors