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type: "Bill"
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title: "Gold; Secretary of Natural Resources, et al., to study mining and processing."
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description: "Study; gold mining; prohibition on permitting;report. Directs the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretaryof Health and Human Resources, and the Secretary of Commerce andTrade to conduct a study of the mining of gold in the Commonwealth.The bill requires that the study be conducted in consultation withthe Virginia Council on Environmental Justice and appropriate stakeholders,including experts in mining, hydrology, toxicology, and other fields;environmental organizations; representatives of potentially affectedcommunities in localities with significant deposits of gold; and residentsof Native American communities in such counties. Thebill provides that the study shall evaluate the impacts of gold miningon public health, safety, and welfare; evaluate whether existing air and water quality regulations are sufficient; consider which processingand beneficiation techniques, including cyanide heap leaching andcyanide vat leaching, should be permitted; consider whether the dewateringof an open pit mine should be permitted; make a recommendation asto whether the issuance of any permit to operate a gold mine shouldbe prohibited; and report its findings to the General Assembly byJuly 1, 2023. The bill also prohibits the issuance of any permitby the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to operate a goldmine of an area larger than 10 acres until July 1, 2024."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 2213"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2213 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Elizabeth R. Guzman"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2021-01-13"
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last_action: "2021-03-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3b565c8-1e94-4134-a82b-abc9e10fcb69"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2213"
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source_hash: "627dac2efed8e561dc8a70a4116b89965776024e1665704b0f418ab21014ea3e"
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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 2213 (2021) — Gold; Secretary of Natural Resources, et al., to study mining and processing.
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Study; gold mining; prohibition on permitting;report. Directs the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretaryof Health and Human Resources, and the Secretary of Commerce andTrade to conduct a study of the mining of gold in the Commonwealth.The bill requires that the study be conducted in consultation withthe Virginia Council on Environmental Justice and appropriate stakeholders,including experts in mining, hydrology, toxicology, and other fields;environmental organizations; representatives of potentially affectedcommunities in localities with significant deposits of gold; and residentsof Native American communities in such counties. Thebill provides that the study shall evaluate the impacts of gold miningon public health, safety, and welfare; evaluate whether existing air and water quality regulations are sufficient; consider which processingand beneficiation techniques, including cyanide heap leaching andcyanide vat leaching, should be permitted; consider whether the dewateringof an open pit mine should be permitted; make a recommendation asto whether the issuance of any permit to operate a gold mine shouldbe prohibited; and report its findings to the General Assembly byJuly 1, 2023. The bill also prohibits the issuance of any permitby the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to operate a goldmine of an area larger than 10 acres until July 1, 2024.
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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. **CHAP0423** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0423)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 21104164D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2213H1)
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3. **HB2213ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2213ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102931D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2213)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) — **54–45** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate with amendments (23-Y 16-N) — **23–16** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N) — **13–5** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 43-N) — **55–43** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — primary (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102931D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-22** Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-25** Impact statement from DPB (HB2213)
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- **2021-01-25** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-26** Motion to refer to committee agreed to
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- **2021-01-26** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-27** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-02** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
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- **2021-02-03** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-03** Committee substitute printed 21104164D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2021-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 21104164D-H1
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- **2021-02-04** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2213H1
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- **2021-02-05** Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-05** VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
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- **2021-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-02-05** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-12** Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-15** Impact statement from DPB (HB2213H1)
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- **2021-02-15** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-16** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-16** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2021-02-16** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2021-02-16** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2021-02-16** Passed Senate with amendments (23-Y 16-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Placed on Calendar
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- **2021-02-18** Senate amendments agreed to by House (56-Y 43-N)
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- **2021-02-18** VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 43-N)
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- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB2213ER)
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- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
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- **2021-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-30** Approved by Governor-Chapter 423 (effective 7/1/21) `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/f3b565c8-1e94-4134-a82b-abc9e10fcb69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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