De minimis subaqueous disturbances; no permit required.
Summary
Placement of piles; no permit required. Provides that no permit shall be required for (i) the placement of piles for an existing private pier or to establish a boat slip or mooring within the owner's riparian area or (ii) a de minimis subaqueous disturbance of 10 square feet or less for purposes of placing a pile more than 50 feet from a marked navigation channel.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 30, 2021
Last action Mar 2, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2022
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 1, 2022
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB50S1
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105200D-S1
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Dec 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Dec 30, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100622D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JA
John A. Cosgrove, Jr.
RRepublican
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