Virginia Senate Bill 48 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-27 - Tabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Drilling in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area. Allows the drilling for oil and gas in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area if certain Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) standards for the protection of groundwater and surface water are met. The Department of Mining, Minerals and Energy (DMME) is not authorized to issue a permit to drill in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area until DEQ has completed its review of (i) the current surface water and groundwater quality and quantity regulations in the management area and (ii) any amendments to the regulation that are necessary to protect groundwater and surface water. The DEQ review is to be completed by December 1, 2014. The State Water Control Board, as the policy board, is required to use its best efforts to adopt any changes in the regulations by July 1, 2016. The DEQ is also charged with reviewing any criteria and procedures for preparation and evaluation of the environmental impact assessments that the permit applicant is required to submit to DMME. The bill requires the assessment to include the impact of drilling, production, and transportation on surface and groundwater quality and supply. The DEQ shall use its best efforts to review and incorporate any changes to the assessment by October 1, 2015.

Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area; prohibition on oil and gas drilling.

Sen. Richard Stuart [R]

2014-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) (Y: 28 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N) (Y: 27 N: 12 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-27	House	Tabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
2014-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2014-02-07	House	Read first time
2014-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-02-05	Senate	Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
2014-02-05	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-05	Senate	Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
2014-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
2014-02-05	Senate	Printed as engrossed 14103907D-ES1
2014-02-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB48ES1
2014-02-05	Senate	Amendments by Senator Stuart agreed to
2014-02-05	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2014-02-05	Senate	Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB48S1
2014-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 14103907D-S1
2014-02-04	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2014-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2014-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2014-01-30	Senate	Committee substitute printed 14103907D-S1
2014-01-30	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
2013-12-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2013-12-17	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100454D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
62	1	195.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+SB48
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB48+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB48S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB48ES1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S01V0038+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0245SB0048+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0276SB0048+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0277SB0048+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0278SB0048+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0280SB0048+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0281SB0048+SB0048