Sewage sludge regulations; relief from administrative requirements, adverse and unusual weather.
Summary
Sewage sludge regulations; relief from administrative requirements; adverse and unusual weather events. Requires the State Water Control Board, with the assistance of the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Department of Health, to adopt regulations that include procedures for addressing administrative, staging, signage, and additional on-site and alternative storage site requirements when routine and on-site storage facility capacity and holding times are anticipated to be exceeded for the purpose of protecting against the release of sewage sludge into state waters and to account for increased intensity, frequency, and duration of storm events. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to form a regulatory advisory panel consisting of certain stakeholders for the purpose of assisting the Board in developing the regulations as required by the bill.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 20, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 209 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB870ER)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-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 29, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB870E
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Jan 9, 2024
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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