1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 323

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Senators Harris, Jacobs, Dyson, Hooper, McCabe, and Conway
Entitled:
Ambient Air Monitoring Data - Public Access

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of the Environment to provide public access to all air monitoring data in the State through the Internet on or before January 1, 2000 and each year thereafter; allowing ambient air monitoring data to be provided in summary form and requiring it to include all validated ambient air monitoring data for the 2 most recent calendar years for which data are available; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/5
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/16
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/5
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/27
Governor vetoed - Duplicative
House Action
3/8
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/10
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Special Order 4/2 (Delegate Owings) Adopted
Special Order later today (Delegate Guns) Adopted
3/31
Floor Amendment (Delegate Redmer) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMPUTERS
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- NAT. RESOURCES; POLLUTION
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Environment
( 2-103.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 524826/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 3, 1999   at: 11:03 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 049998/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 1999   at: 11:07 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 103516/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 1999   at: 10:14 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 5, 1999: Third Reading Passed (43-0)
April 5, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 31, 1999: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-0)