Authorizing director of DNR to lease state-owned pore spaces in certain areas for carbon sequestration
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Jan 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 12, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 12, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Jan 12, 2023
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jan 25, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 1/24/2023 - Senate Journal
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 1/24/2023 - House Journal
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 1/24/2023
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 56)
upper
Jan 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 11)
lower
Jan 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Jan 19, 2023
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Jan 18, 2023
Introduced
Amendment pending
lower
Jan 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
With amendment, do pass
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 51)
upper
Jan 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee reference dispensed
upper
Jan 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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