Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board; transfer of authority.
Summary
Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board; transfer of authority to Department of Environmental Quality. Limits the authority of the Air Pollution Control Board and the State Water Control Board to issuance of regulations and transfers the Boards' existing authority to issue permits and orders to the Department of Environmental Quality. The bill provides procedures for public comment on pending controversial permits, defined in the bill, and on regulatory changes necessary to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill incorporates SB 81.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 11, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 356 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (51-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (52-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106267D-S1
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103747D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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