Zero Waste Awareness Week; designating as first full week of Sept. 2025 & each succeeding year.
Summary
Zero Waste Awareness Week. Designates the first full week of September, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Zero Waste Awareness Week in Virginia.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Last action Mar 12, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Enrolled
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MODERATE
This bill transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, adding official session dates, committee approval dates, and document identifiers. The substantive policy content regarding Zero Waste Awareness Week designation remained unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill's policy content regarding waste awareness week designation remained identical between versions.
TECHNICAL
Added official session status markers including 'ENROLLED' designation and document identifier 'HJ446ER'
Added approval dates showing House agreement on February 3, 2025 and Senate agreement on February 18, 2025
Added sponsor list (Patrons) and committee referral information from the introduced version
Changed document status from 'INTRODUCED' to 'ENROLLED' indicating final legislative approval
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 17, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ446ER)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Feb 3, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (57-39-4)
house of delegates
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (11-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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