Legislation

Title: Environment - Statute of Limitations - Administrative Penalties
Sponsored by: Delegates McMillan, Beidle, Fisher, Frush, O'Donnell, and Stein
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing a 5-year statute of limitations for an action for administrative penalties for violations of specified laws relating to the environment; requiring the statute of limitations for an action for an administrative penalty for an ongoing violation to be tolled until the action that caused the ongoing violation has ceased; providing that the Act may not be construed as limiting specified authority of the Department of the Environment to issue administrative orders or seek injunctive relief for specified violations; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1073 Session: 2014 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2015

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2015 Legislative Date 2/11/2015 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2015 Legislative Date 2/10/2015 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2015 Legislative Date 3/02/2015 Action Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2015 Legislative Date 3/03/2015 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 35
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2015 Legislative Date 3/03/2015 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 35
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2015 Legislative Date 3/05/2015 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 37
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2015 Legislative Date 3/06/2015 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 37
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2015 Legislative Date 3/09/2015 Action Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2015 Legislative Date 4/09/2015 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2015 Legislative Date 4/03/2015 Action Favorable with Amendments {794434/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 61
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2015 Legislative Date 4/03/2015 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 61
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/11/2015 Legislative Date 4/04/2015 Action Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0) Proceedings 62
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/08/2015 Action House Concur - Senate Amendments Proceedings 69
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/08/2015 Action Third Reading Passed (139-0) Proceedings 69
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/08/2015 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings 69
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/12/2015 Legislative Date 5/12/2015 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2015	2/11/2015	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	2/10/2015	2/10/2015	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/27/2015	3/02/2015	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/03/2015	3/03/2015	Favorable Report Adopted	35
House	3/03/2015	3/03/2015	Second Reading Passed	35
House	3/05/2015	3/05/2015	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	37
Senate	3/06/2015	3/06/2015	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	37
Senate	3/09/2015	3/09/2015	Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	4/08/2015	4/09/2015	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/10/2015	4/03/2015	Favorable with Amendments {794434/1 Report Adopted	61
Senate	4/10/2015	4/03/2015	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	61
Senate	4/11/2015	4/04/2015	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)	62
House	4/13/2015	4/08/2015	House Concur - Senate Amendments	69
House	4/13/2015	4/08/2015	Third Reading Passed (139-0)	69
House	4/13/2015	4/08/2015	Passed Enrolled	69
Post Passage	5/12/2015	5/12/2015	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
4/10/2015	Amendments Senate - (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) {794434/01 Adopted
2/11/2015	Text - First - Environment - Statute of Limitations - Administrative Penalties
3/03/2015	Text - Third - Environment - Statute of Limitations - Administrative Penalties
4/13/2015	Text - Enrolled - Environment - Statute of Limitations - Administrative Penalties
5/18/2015	Text - Chapter - Environment - Statute of Limitations - Administrative Penalties
2/27/2015	Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation
4/09/2015	Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
3/05/2015	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (135-0) - 03/05/15
4/08/2015	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (139-0) - 04/08/15
4/04/2015	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) - 04/04/15

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Statutes