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type: "Bill"
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title: "Environmental justice; definitions, agency regulations, Virginia Environmental Justice Act, policy."
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description: "Environmental justice; state agency policy;Virginia Council on Environmental Justice. Directs each agencyin the executive branch of state government to examine proposed regulationsfor their effects on environmental justice, defined in the bill,and to develop a policy to promote environmental justice. The billestablishes the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice, consistingof 24 members, to advise the Governor and provide recommendationsintended to protect vulnerable communities from disproportionateimpacts of pollution and provide such communities meaningful involvementin the decision-making process. The bill provides that 18 membersof the Council are citizen members appointed by the Governor and sixare specified Cabinet Secretaries. The Council has a sunset dateof July 1, 2023."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 704"
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citation: "Virginia HB 704 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mark L. Keam"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 54
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2020-01-06"
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last_action: "2020-04-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96ace087-ee22-4218-bbc0-e43b995a8d2c"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB704"
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source_hash: "5b8039f19a0e85fd6e038654115aa7c30a188924023c95daec2dc4b1ceace3c8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 704 (2020) — Environmental justice; definitions, agency regulations, Virginia Environmental Justice Act, policy.
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Environmental justice; state agency policy;Virginia Council on Environmental Justice. Directs each agencyin the executive branch of state government to examine proposed regulationsfor their effects on environmental justice, defined in the bill,and to develop a policy to promote environmental justice. The billestablishes the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice, consistingof 24 members, to advise the Governor and provide recommendationsintended to protect vulnerable communities from disproportionateimpacts of pollution and provide such communities meaningful involvementin the decision-making process. The bill provides that 18 membersof the Council are citizen members appointed by the Governor and sixare specified Cabinet Secretaries. The Council has a sunset dateof July 1, 2023.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1212)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1212)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB704ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB704EH1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704EH1)
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4. **HB704H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704H1)
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5. **Impact statement from DPB (HB704S1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704S1)
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6. **Reenrolled bill text (HB704ER2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB704ER2)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 4-N) — **18–4** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 5-N) — **10–5** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations with amendments (17-Y 5-N) — **17–5** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 43-N) — **51–43** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (60-Y 40-N) — **59–40** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N) — **23–17** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 42-N) — **53–42** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) — **25–14** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Mark L. Keam — primary (person)
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- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103275D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-06** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-14** Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-29** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-29** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2020-02-05** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-05** Committee substitute printed 20106928D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-05** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-05** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-07** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-02-07** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Reported from Appropriations with amendments (17-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-10** Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources substitute agreed to 20106928D-H1
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- **2020-02-10** Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
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- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB704EH1
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- **2020-02-10** Printed as engrossed 20106928D-EH1
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- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House (60-Y 40-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Passage (60-Y 40-N)
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- **2020-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (HB704EH1)
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- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-18** Committee substitute printed 20108214D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB704S1)
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- **2020-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-21** Passed by for the day
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- **2020-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-24** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2020-02-24** Committee substitute agreed to 20108214D-S1
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- **2020-02-24** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB704S1
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- **2020-02-24** Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-26** Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108214D-S1 (54-Y 42-N)
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- **2020-02-26** VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 42-N)
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- **2020-03-02** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-02** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-03** Impact statement from DPB (HB704ER)
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- **2020-03-03** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-08** Governor's recommendation received by House
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- **2020-04-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-04-22** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 43-N)
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- **2020-04-22** VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 43-N)
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- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N)
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- **2020-04-22** Governor's recommendation adopted
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- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled
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- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled bill text (HB704ER2)
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- **2020-04-22** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
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- **2020-04-22** Signed by President as reenrolled
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- **2020-04-22** Enacted, Chapter 1212 (effective 7/1/20) `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96ace087-ee22-4218-bbc0-e43b995a8d2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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