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type: "Bill"
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title: "Combined sewer overflow outfalls; DEQ to identify owner of outfall discharging into Chesapeake Bay."
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description: "Directs DEQ to identify the owner of any combined sewer overflow outfall that discharges into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and to determine what actions by the owner, if it is not under a state order, are necessary to bring such an outfall into compliance with Virginia law, the federal Clean Water Act, and the Presumption Approach described in the CSO Control Policy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill requires any owner of such an outfall to initiate construction activities by July 1, 2023, to bring it into compliance by July 1, 2025. Until compliance is achieved, the bill requires the outfall owner to annually report its progress to DEQ. The bill requires DEQ to provide all such reports to certain legislative committees, the Virginia delegation to the Chesapeake Bay Commission, the Secretary of Natural Resources, and the Governor. The bill does not apply to any outfall for which a higher level of control is necessary to comply with a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "HB 2383"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2383 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Study Commissions", "Committees and Reports", "Waters of the State", "Ports and Harbors"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["L. Scott Lingamfelter"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 17
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first_action: "2017-01-17"
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last_action: "2017-04-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4588a005-f050-403f-b221-91fe42531623"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2383"
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source_hash: "fd067f995be633b3a8b4a8fd1d92d6167436e0ca3a602e2f70832394596096dc"
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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 2383 (2017) — Combined sewer overflow outfalls; DEQ to identify owner of outfall discharging into Chesapeake Bay.
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Directs DEQ to identify the owner of any combined sewer overflow outfall that discharges into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and to determine what actions by the owner, if it is not under a state order, are necessary to bring such an outfall into compliance with Virginia law, the federal Clean Water Act, and the Presumption Approach described in the CSO Control Policy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill requires any owner of such an outfall to initiate construction activities by July 1, 2023, to bring it into compliance by July 1, 2025. Until compliance is achieved, the bill requires the outfall owner to annually report its progress to DEQ. The bill requires DEQ to provide all such reports to certain legislative committees, the Virginia delegation to the Chesapeake Bay Commission, the Secretary of Natural Resources, and the Governor. The bill does not apply to any outfall for which a higher level of control is necessary to comply with a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). This bill is identical to
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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. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0826)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0826)
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2. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2383ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2383ER)
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3. **House: Conference substitute printed 17105849D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2383H1)
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4. **House: Presented and ordered printed 17103273D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2383)
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5. **House: Printed as engrossed 17103273D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2383E)
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6. **Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105553D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2383S1)
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## Votes
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- Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation Amendment #2 agreed to — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation — **14–25** (fail) · legislature
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- House rejected Governor's recommendation to Amendments #1 and 3 — **2–97** (fail) · legislature
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- Senate substitute rejected by House 17105553D-S1 — **0–100** (fail) · legislature
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Conference report agreed to by House — **60–35** (pass) · legislature
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate — **32–7** (pass) · legislature
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
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- House concurred in Governor's recommendation to Amendment #2 — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Senate insisted on substitute — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation Amendment #2 — **13–25** (fail) · legislature
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- Passed Senate with substitute — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate with substitute — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments — **21–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- L. Scott Lingamfelter — primary (person)
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- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
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- James M. LeMunyon — cosponsor (person)
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- Margaret B. Ransone — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Peter F. Farrell — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-17** Presented and ordered printed 17103273D `introduction`
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- **2017-01-17** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-23** Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-03** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2017-02-03** Engrossed by House as amended HB2383E
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- **2017-02-03** Printed as engrossed 17103273D-E
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- **2017-02-06** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2017-02-07** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2017-02-21** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2017-02-21** Committee substitute agreed to 17105553D-S1
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- **2017-02-21** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2383S1
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- **2017-02-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2017-02-22** Senate substitute rejected by House 17105553D-S1 (0-Y 100-N)
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- **2017-02-23** Senate requested conference committee
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- **2017-02-23** House acceded to request
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- **2017-02-23** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2017-02-23** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2017-02-24** Amended by conference committee
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- **2017-02-24** Conference substitute printed 17105849D-H1
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- **2017-02-24** Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N)
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- **2017-03-07** Enrolled
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- **2017-03-07** Signed by Speaker
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- **2017-03-10** Signed by President
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- **2017-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
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- **2017-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
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- **2017-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by House
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- **2017-04-05** Placed on Calendar
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- **2017-04-05** Speaker ruled Governor's recommendation to Amendment #4 not germane
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- **2017-04-05** House rejected Governor's recommendation to Amendments #1 and 3 (2-Y 97-N)
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- **2017-04-05** House concurred in Governor's recommendation to Amendment #2 (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2017-04-05** Communicated to Governor
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- **2017-04-05** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 5, 2017
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- **2017-04-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 826 (effective 7/1/17) `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/4588a005-f050-403f-b221-91fe42531623`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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