Environmental Quality, Department of; groundwater and surface water withdrawal permits.
Summary
Department of Environmental Quality; data; groundwaterand surface water withdrawal permits. Authorizes the Departmentof Environmental Quality to utilize and incorporate comprehensivegroundwater, surface water, and aquifer data in its decision-makingprocesses related to the issuance and renewal of groundwater withdrawalpermits and surface water withdrawal permits. Such data may includeinformation relating to water levels, flow rates, and water quality.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 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
35
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 251 (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
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB581ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
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