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| Bill | Carbon Sequestration Task Force; established. | Carbon Sequestration Task Force; report.Directs the Secretary of Natural Resources, jointly with the Secretaryof Agriculture and Consumer Services, to convene a task force forthe purpose of studying carbon sequestration in the Commonwealthand submit a report of its findings before the first day of the 2022Session of the General Assembly. The bill directs the task force to (i) consider possible methods of increasing carbon sequestrationwithin the natural environment through state land and marine resourcesuse policies; agricultural, aquacultural, and silvicultural practices;and other practices to achieve restoration of natural resources andlong term conservation; (ii) recommend short-term and long-term benchmarksfor increasing carbon sequestration; (iii) develop a standardized methodology to establish baseline carbon levels and account forincreases in carbon sequestration over time; (iv) identify existingcarbon markets and considerations relevant to potential participationby the Commonwealth; and (v) identify other potential funding mechanismsto encourage carbon sequestration practices in the Commonwealth. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | SB 1374 | Virginia SB 1374 (2021) |
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Virginia SB 1374 (2021) — Carbon Sequestration Task Force; established.
Carbon Sequestration Task Force; report.Directs the Secretary of Natural Resources, jointly with the Secretaryof Agriculture and Consumer Services, to convene a task force forthe purpose of studying carbon sequestration in the Commonwealthand submit a report of its findings before the first day of the 2022Session of the General Assembly. The bill directs the task force to (i) consider possible methods of increasing carbon sequestrationwithin the natural environment through state land and marine resourcesuse policies; agricultural, aquacultural, and silvicultural practices;and other practices to achieve restoration of natural resources andlong term conservation; (ii) recommend short-term and long-term benchmarksfor increasing carbon sequestration; (iii) develop a standardized methodology to establish baseline carbon levels and account forincreases in carbon sequestration over time; (iv) identify existingcarbon markets and considerations relevant to potential participationby the Commonwealth; and (v) identify other potential funding mechanismsto encourage carbon sequestration practices in the Commonwealth.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0504 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102038D (committee substitute) — source
- Printed as engrossed 21102038D-E (committee substitute) — source
- SB1374ER (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 4-N) — 17–4 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (79-Y 20-N) — 78–20 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — 0–0 (fail) · lower
- House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. — primary (person)
- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102038D
introduction - 2021-01-13 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2021-02-03 Impact statement from DPB (SB1374)
- 2021-02-04 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-02-04 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-02-04 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2021-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-05 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-05 Reading of amendment waived
- 2021-02-05 Committee amendment agreed to
- 2021-02-05 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1374E
- 2021-02-05 Printed as engrossed 21102038D-E
- 2021-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-05 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
passage - 2021-02-07 Placed on Calendar
- 2021-02-07 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-02-07 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2021-02-08 Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 2021-02-10 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 4-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-12 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-15 Impact statement from DPB (SB1374E)
- 2021-02-15 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-15 Passed by for the day
- 2021-02-16 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-02-16 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-02-16 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-16 Amendment by Delegate Willett agreed to
amendment-passage - 2021-02-16 Amendment by Delegate Bloxom agreed to
amendment-passage - 2021-02-16 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2021-02-16 Passed House with amendments (79-Y 20-N)
passage - 2021-02-16 VOTE: Passage (79-Y 20-N)
- 2021-02-18 House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-22 Enrolled
- 2021-02-22 Impact statement from DPB (SB1374ER)
- 2021-02-22 Signed by President
- 2021-02-24 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-25 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
- 2021-02-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7b09b1cc-0fe7-4957-b2c8-54818306d625. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).