Virginia House Bill 647 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Packaging Stewardship Program and Fund; Stewardship Advisory Committee; established. Establishes the Packaging Stewardship Program, administered by the Department of Environmental Quality. Under the Program, a producer that sells products with packaging materials in the Commonwealth pays a fee to the Department based upon the amount of packaging used and whether or not it is easily recyclable. A producer may establish an alternative collection program to offset some or all of the fees. The fees are paid into the Packaging Stewardship Fund, established in the bill, and are used to reimburse participating localities for expenses related to recycling, invest in recycling infrastructure and education, and pay administrative costs related to the Program. The bill authorizes the Department to contract with a third party to administer the Program. The bill also establishes a Stewardship Advisory Committee, with 23 members appointed by the Director of the Department, to oversee implementation of the Program.

Packaging Stewardship Program and Fund; established.

Del. Betsy Carr [D]

Del. Mark Keam [D]

Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

2022-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2022-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
2022-01-24	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104221D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	1424.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB647
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB647+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105050A.pdf
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0101V0001+HB0647