Combined sewer overflow outfalls; compliance with regulations, Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Summary
Combined sewer overflow outfalls; compliance with regulations; Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Extends from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, the date by which certain combined sewer overflow (CSO) outfalls that discharge into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed must be in compliance with Virginia law, the federal Clean Water Act, and the Presumption Approach described in the EPA CSO Control Policy, unless a higher level of control is necessary to comply with a total maximum daily load. This bill is identical to SB 372.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Dec 22, 2023
Signed Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Mar 20, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB71ER)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Dec 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bulova
DDemocratic
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