Legislation

Title: Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Senators Augustine, Elfreth, Smith, and M. Washington
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Providing certain persons standing in certain environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet certain standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General in a certain manner and to file a certain affidavit; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Environment and Transportation

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB1101

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/29/2024 Legislative Date 1/29/2024 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/07/2024 Legislative Date 2/07/2024 Action Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 4/02/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {223428/1 Adopted Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (33-12) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/21/2024 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 4/05/2024 Action Rereferred to Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 4/05/2024 Action Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2024 Legislative Date 3/26/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2024 Legislative Date 3/26/2024 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/28/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (99-36) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/26/2024 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 71 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/09/2024 Legislative Date 5/09/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/29/2024	1/29/2024	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
Senate	2/07/2024	2/07/2024	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2024	4/02/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	4/02/2024	3/16/2024	Favorable with Amendments {223428/1 Adopted	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2024	3/16/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	61 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
Senate	4/03/2024	3/17/2024	Third Reading Passed (33-12)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2024	3/21/2024	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	4/05/2024	Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	4/05/2024	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	4/06/2024	3/26/2024	Favorable Adopted	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2024	3/26/2024	Second Reading Passed	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/28/2024	Third Reading Passed (99-36)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/26/2024	Returned Passed	71 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/09/2024	5/09/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536
			Text - Chapter - Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)

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