Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund established.
Summary
Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund established. Establishes the Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund and requires any eligible designated funds received under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to be deposited into the Fund. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department of Energy to provide grants for certain projects described in the federal Act relating to the protection of public health, safety, and property from the adverse effects of coal mining practices.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Signed Mar 19, 2025
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MINOR
This bill marks the final chaptering of HB 1948, converting it from an enrolled bill into a formal chapter of Virginia law. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, establishing a new Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund to hold federal infrastructure funds for designated mine reclamation purposes.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and layout changes from enrolled bill format to chaptered law format, including removal of session headers and addition of chapter number and approval date.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 151 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1948ER)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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