VA HB949 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; civil penalties. Requires any person that is required to submit a facility response plan under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning Regulations to submit evidence of an EPA-approved facility response plan to the Department of Environmental Quality within a certain time period and to comply with such plan. The bill provides certain requirements for reporting, recordkeeping, and inspection and authorizes the Department to initiate a civil action to obtain certain equitable relief for violations of the bill's provisions. The bill imposes civil penalties for any person that negligently, willfully, or knowingly (i) discharges or causes to discharge a hazardous substance from a facility or (ii) fails to implement or comply with an EPA-approved facility response plan. Finally, the bill provides a delayed effective date of the next fiscal year immediately following the effective date of the EPA's final rule on Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning and requires the Department to develop guidance to implement the provisions of the bill in the six months preceding such effective date. Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; civil penalties. Requires any person that is required to submit a facility response plan under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning Regulations to submit evidence of an EPA-approved facility response plan to the Department of Environmental Quality within a certain time period and to comply with such plan. The bill provides certain requirements for reporting, recordkeeping, and inspection and authorizes the Department to initiate a civil action to obtain certain equitable relief for violations of the bill's provisions. The bill imposes civil penalties for any person that negligently, willfully, or knowingly (i) discharges or causes to discharge a hazardous substance from a facility or (ii) fails to implement or comply with an EPA-approved facility response plan. Finally, the bill provides a delayed effective date of the next fiscal year immediately following the effective date of the EPA's final rule on Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning and requires the Department to develop guidance to implement the provisions of the bill in the six months preceding such effective date.
Title
Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; reporting of substance discharge, etc.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) (Y: 52 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) (Y: 57 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 9-N) (Y: 11 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) (Y: 57 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 9-N) (Y: 11 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | House | House sustained Governor's veto |
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB949ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-06 | House | VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Senate amendments agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 4-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB949H1 |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24107034D-H1 |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-11 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 9-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Committee substitute printed 24107034D-H1 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105005D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 1 | 44.34:29 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 62 | 1 | 44.34:36 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
