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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Stormwater and erosion and sediment control; acceptance of plans in lieu of plan review."
+description: "Stormwater and erosion and sediment control;acceptance of plans in lieu of plan review. Authorizes the StateWater Control Board or the Department of Environmental Quality, inits administration of a Virginia Stormwater Management Program, VirginiaErosion and Stormwater Management Program, or Virginia Erosion andSediment Control Program, to choose to accept a set of plans andsupporting calculations for any land-disturbing activity determined to be de minimus using a risk-based approach established by the Board.The bill provides that such plans and supporting calculations shallsatisfy the requirement that the Board or the Department retain acertified plan reviewer or conduct a plan review. The bill also directsthe Board to adopt implementing regulations and provides requirementsfor the process of adoption."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2020"
+identifier: "SB 843"
+citation: "Virginia SB 843 (2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Chapman Petersen"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2020-01-08"
+last_action: "2020-04-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d24783b-1df6-4c68-b92b-7d9686dd67a3"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB843"
+source_hash: "3694c61127d4be229ed19a06b90b2feec60de8e2a56a33f15ad3236cfe8126c2"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia SB 843 (2020) — Stormwater and erosion and sediment control; acceptance of plans in lieu of plan review.
+
+Stormwater and erosion and sediment control;acceptance of plans in lieu of plan review. Authorizes the StateWater Control Board or the Department of Environmental Quality, inits administration of a Virginia Stormwater Management Program, VirginiaErosion and Stormwater Management Program, or Virginia Erosion andSediment Control Program, to choose to accept a set of plans andsupporting calculations for any land-disturbing activity determined to be de minimus using a risk-based approach established by the Board.The bill provides that such plans and supporting calculations shallsatisfy the requirement that the Board or the Department retain acertified plan reviewer or conduct a plan review. The bill also directsthe Board to adopt implementing regulations and provides requirementsfor the process of adoption.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0812)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0812)
+2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB843ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB843ER)
+3. **Impact statement from DPB (SB843)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB843)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
+- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Chapman Petersen — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102941D `introduction`
+- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-28** Impact statement from DPB (SB843)
+- **2020-01-28** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-01-31** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
+- **2020-02-03** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
+- **2020-02-18** Placed on Calendar
+- **2020-02-18** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2020-02-18** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-18** Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-02-26** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-02-28** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2020-03-02** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99--Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2020-03-02** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-03-06** Enrolled
+- **2020-03-06** Impact statement from DPB (SB843ER)
+- **2020-03-06** Signed by President
+- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
+- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
+- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
+- **2020-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 812 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d24783b-1df6-4c68-b92b-7d9686dd67a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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