republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-704.md

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Bill	Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation plan initiatives; nutrient management plans for cropland.	Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan initiatives; nutrient management plans; stream exclusion. Sets December 31, 2025, as the target date to achieve the water quality goals contained in Virginia's final Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). The bill provides that if the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural Resources (the Secretaries) jointly determine on or after July 1, 2026, that such goals have not been met by a combination of agricultural best management conservation practices, including the coverage of a sufficient portion of Chesapeake Bay cropland by nutrient management plans or the installation of a sufficient number of livestock stream exclusion practices, then certain provisions requiring the use of nutrient management plans and livestock stream exclusions shall become effective. The bill directs the Secretaries to convene a stakeholder advisory group to review annual progress toward the implementation of agricultural commitments in the WIP, develop a process to assist in creating nutrient management plans, and develop a plan for the stream exclusion program. The measure also directs the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to establish by December 31, 2020, the official method for identifying perennial streams and directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish by July 1, 2021, a portable stream fencing practice for inclusion in the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practice Cost-Share Program. This bill is identical to HB 1422.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	SB 704	Virginia SB 704 (2020)	bill		enacted	T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason	6	40	10	2020-01-07	2020-04-11	openstates	ocd-bill/6150173b-3ad7-43ba-9581-e1bddff6fb65	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB704	988b19b32dbfbeccaf888b802f9876011e2759dfb2112e81425fca4c720f7cf4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 704 (2020) — Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation plan initiatives; nutrient management plans for cropland.

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan initiatives; nutrient management plans; stream exclusion. Sets December 31, 2025, as the target date to achieve the water quality goals contained in Virginia's final Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). The bill provides that if the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural Resources (the Secretaries) jointly determine on or after July 1, 2026, that such goals have not been met by a combination of agricultural best management conservation practices, including the coverage of a sufficient portion of Chesapeake Bay cropland by nutrient management plans or the installation of a sufficient number of livestock stream exclusion practices, then certain provisions requiring the use of nutrient management plans and livestock stream exclusions shall become effective. The bill directs the Secretaries to convene a stakeholder advisory group to review annual progress toward the implementation of agricultural commitments in the WIP, develop a process to assist in creating nutrient management plans, and develop a plan for the stream exclusion program. The measure also directs the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to establish by December 31, 2020, the official method for identifying perennial streams and directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish by July 1, 2021, a portable stream fencing practice for inclusion in the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practice Cost-Share Program. This bill is identical to HB 1422.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1186) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB704ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB704H1 (committee substitute) — source
4. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB704S2 (committee substitute) — source
5. Impact statement from DPB (SB704) (committee substitute) — source
6. SB704S1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) — 16–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Passage (78-Y 21-N) — 77–21 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N) — 19–3 (pass) · lower
• House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason — primary (person)
• Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105196D introduction
• 2020-01-07 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2020-01-28 Impact statement from DPB (SB704)
• 2020-02-04 Committee substitute printed 20107648D-S1 substitution
• 2020-02-04 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-04 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
• 2020-02-06 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-06 Committee substitute printed 20107786D-S2 substitution
• 2020-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-11 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-11 Committee substitute rejected 20107648D-S1
• 2020-02-11 Reading of substitute waived
• 2020-02-11 Committee substitute agreed to 20107786D-S2
• 2020-02-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB704S2
• 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-11 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
• 2020-02-11 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-11 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
• 2020-02-14 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-02-14 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-14 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2020-02-17 Impact statement from DPB (SB704S2)
• 2020-02-19 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-19 Committee substitute printed 20108599D-H1 substitution
• 2020-02-21 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-24 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-24 Committee substitute agreed to 20108599D-H1
• 2020-02-24 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB704H1
• 2020-02-24 Passed House with substitute (78-Y 21-N) passage
• 2020-02-24 VOTE: Passage (78-Y 21-N)
• 2020-02-26 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-26 Title replaced 20108599D-H1
• 2020-02-28 Impact statement from DPB (SB704H1)
• 2020-03-04 Enrolled
• 2020-03-04 Impact statement from DPB (SB704ER)
• 2020-03-05 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
• 2020-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1186 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6150173b-3ad7-43ba-9581-e1bddff6fb65. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).