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| Bill | 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2020 | SB 843 | Virginia SB 843 (2020) |
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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.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0812) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB843ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (SB843) (committee substitute) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/0d24783b-1df6-4c68-b92b-7d9686dd67a3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).