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Bill Rural lands; DEQ shall convene work group to discuss issue of disposal of debris on lands. Department of Environmental Quality; work group to research rural fill disposal. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to convene a work group to research the practice of rural landowners allowing, or allowing for compensation, the use of their lands as disposal sites for construction fill and debris from road construction and development projects. The work group shall consider recommending regulations for possible adoption by DEQ, including a regulation containing a model ordinance relating to the practice for adoption by localities, and statutory changes, including changes to the practice related to agricultural engineering operations and construction of terraces. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1639 Virginia HB 1639 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1639 (2020) — Rural lands; DEQ shall convene work group to discuss issue of disposal of debris on lands.

Department of Environmental Quality; work group to research rural fill disposal. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to convene a work group to research the practice of rural landowners allowing, or allowing for compensation, the use of their lands as disposal sites for construction fill and debris from road construction and development projects. The work group shall consider recommending regulations for possible adoption by DEQ, including a regulation containing a model ordinance relating to the practice for adoption by localities, and statutory changes, including changes to the practice related to agricultural engineering operations and construction of terraces.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1639ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House as amended HB1639E (committee substitute) — source
  4. Engrossed by House as amended HB1639E (committee substitute) — source
  5. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1639S1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N) — 7127 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute with amendment 20108829D-S1 (21-Y 19-N) — 2119 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 31-N) — 6631 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 3-N) — 123 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (18-Y 3-N) — 183 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N) — 62 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Elizabeth R. Guzman — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-16 Presented and ordered printed 20105941D introduction
  • 2020-01-16 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2020-01-20 Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture referral-committee
  • 2020-01-29 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
  • 2020-02-05 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (18-Y 3-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-06 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-07 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-07 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2020-02-07 Engrossed by House as amended HB1639E
  • 2020-02-07 Printed as engrossed 20105941D-E
  • 2020-02-10 Read third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-10 VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N)
  • 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-11 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2020-02-12 Impact statement from DPB (HB1639E)
  • 2020-02-21 Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 3-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-21 Committee substitute printed 20108829D-S1 substitution
  • 2020-02-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-25 Passed by for the day
  • 2020-02-26 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-26 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2020-02-26 Committee substitute agreed to 20108829D-S1
  • 2020-02-26 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2020-02-26 Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2020-02-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1639S1
  • 2020-02-26 Passed Senate with substitute with amendment 20108829D-S1 (21-Y 19-N) passage
  • 2020-02-28 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-02-28 Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House (67-Y 31-N)
  • 2020-02-28 VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 31-N)
  • 2020-03-03 Impact statement from DPB (HB1639S1)
  • 2020-03-05 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB1639ER)
  • 2020-03-06 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-06 Signed by President
  • 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
  • 2020-04-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 624 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cc93a3a5-ec1d-424d-9ef3-70c4fb86a301. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).