HB 1000 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Environmental Justice Task Force; establishes, report.

Summary
Environmental Justice Task Force; report.Establishes the Environmental Justice Task Force for the purposeof furthering environmental justice in the Commonwealth, consisting of the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Secretaryof Health and Human Resources, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Secretary of Transportation, or their designees. The bill requires the Task Force to advise theGovernor and state agencies of the Commonwealth on environmentaljustice issues, particularly as such issues relate to minority andlow-income communities. The bill directs the Task Force to reportits findings and conclusions to the Governor and General Assemblyby November 1, 2024, regarding its activities.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Feb 13, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2024

How they voted

20–2
Passed
Total votes 22
Feb 7, 2024
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
8 Yea 2 Nay
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-2)
house of delegates
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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