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type: "Bill"
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title: "Stormwater and erosion and sediment control; acceptance of plans in lieu of plan review."
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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."
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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: "SB 843"
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citation: "Virginia SB 843 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J. Chapman Petersen"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-08"
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last_action: "2020-04-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d24783b-1df6-4c68-b92b-7d9686dd67a3"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB843"
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source_hash: "3694c61127d4be229ed19a06b90b2feec60de8e2a56a33f15ad3236cfe8126c2"
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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 SB 843 (2020) — Stormwater and erosion and sediment control; acceptance of plans in lieu of plan review.
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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.
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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 (CHAP0812)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0812)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB843ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB843ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (SB843)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB843)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- J. Chapman Petersen — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102941D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-28** Impact statement from DPB (SB843)
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- **2020-01-28** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-31** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-03** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-18** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-18** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-18** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-26** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-02** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99--Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-02** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-06** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-06** Impact statement from DPB (SB843ER)
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- **2020-03-06** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
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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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- **2020-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 812 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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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/0d24783b-1df6-4c68-b92b-7d9686dd67a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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