Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

VA - Senator Richard H. Stuart (R)

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Chairman

VA - Senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. (R)

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Member

VA - Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. (R)

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Member

VA - Senator Mark D. Obenshain (R)

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Member

VA - Senator J. Chapman Petersen (D)

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Member

VA - Senator David W. Marsden (D)

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Member

VA - Senator William M. Stanley, Jr. (R)

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Member

VA - Senator Richard H. Black (R)

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Member

VA - Senator Adam P. Ebbin (D)

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Member

VA - Senator Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. (D)

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Member

VA - Senator A. Benton "Ben" Chafin (R)

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Member

VA - Senator Rosalyn R. Dance (D)

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Member

VA - Senator David R. Suetterlein (R)

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Member

VA - Senator T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason (D)

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Member

VA - Senator Jennifer L. McClellan (D)

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Member

VA - SB218 Recycling; clarifies definitions of beneficial use and recycling center, etc.

VA - HB888 Onsite sewage systems & private wells; VDH to take steps to eliminate evaluation & design services.

VA - HB211 Ground water withdrawal permit term; lengthening to 15 years, permit fee.

VA - SB175 Dogs or cats; public animal shelters required to notify intent to euthanize.

VA - SB990 Stormwater; State Water Control Board to adopt regulations.

VA - SB984 Motorboats; means of propulsion, wakesurfing.

VA - SB32 Animal Cruelty Conviction List; established.

VA - SB28 Medical research on dogs and cats; prohibition on use of state funds, civil penalty.

VA - SB214 Purse net fishing; prohibited, civil penalty.

VA - SB212 Animal Cruelty Conviction List; established.

VA - SB217 Sale of dog or cat not obtained from releasing agency or animal rescue; prohibition.

VA - HB239 Hunting with the assistance of dogs; hunting or killing raccoons on Sunday.

VA - HB286 Food and drink sanitary requirements; exception for dogs in wineries.

VA - SB375 Hunting with the assistance of dogs; hunting or killing raccoons on Sunday.

VA - HB635 Fishing; free day due to inclement weather.

VA - HB987 Agricultural operations; nuisance.

VA - SB81 Landowner liability; educational activity.

VA - HB577 Crab scraping; possession of hard crabs.

VA - HB346 Watercraft, personal; prohibits operation on lake smaller than 50 acres.

VA - HB359 Rabies; quarantine of dog after possible exposure, police dogs.

VA - HB424 Animal shelters; administration of Schedule VI biological products.

VA - HB564 Hunting apparel; hunting from an enclosed blind, displaying solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink.

VA - HB61 Battlefields; entry into an agreement to transfer certain easements.

VA - HB1096 Dredged material siting; fast-track permitting program.

VA - SB247 Hemp, industrial; research programs.

VA - SB340 Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund; publicly owned treatment works, nutrient reduction.

VA - SB344 Sewerage systems; state adoption of federal criteria.

VA - SB374 Cattle Industry Board; assessment from sale of cattle.

VA - SB333 Hemp, industrial; removes all restrictions on production, etc.

VA - HB1414 Bear; increases special license fee.

VA - SB470 Rabbits; raising and processing for sale, exemption from certain inspections.

VA - SB450 Battlefields; entry into an agreement to transfer certain easements.

VA - SB414 Micro Market Act; registration required for operation of micro markets, effective clause.

VA - SB507 Stormwater management regulations; localities outside Chesapeake Bay watershed.

VA - SB499 Conservation easements; validity, termination.

VA - HB1036 Eastern Virginia groundwater management; Department of Environmental Quality to convene a forum.

VA - HB1152 Beehive grant program; DACS and Consumer Services to cease reviewing applications for funding.

VA - HB1607 Abandonment of an animal; penalty.

VA - HB1206 Industrial wastes, discharge of; notice of application.

VA - HB1475 Sewerage systems; state adoption of federal criteria.

VA - HB889 Dogs, tethering of; locality authorized to adopt an ordinance to restrict.

VA - SB520 Nonagricultural irrigation wells; prohibited outside surficial aquifer.

VA - SB552 Crab pots and peeler pots; marine-biodegradable escape panels, penalty.

VA - SB567 Agricultural operations; nuisance.

VA - SB582 Open-space land; increases threshold for substitution of real property when land is converted, etc.

VA - SB588 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage special events licenses for museums.

VA - SB571 Animal bite history; disclosure of information.

VA - SB576 Stream restoration; standards and specifications.

VA - HB1404 Snakehead fish; certified restaurants and retail markets.

VA - HB1328 Hunting; disabled hunter exempt from local tree stand requirement.

VA - SB599 Hemp, industrial; Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a license to grow.

VA - SB675 Food establishment inspections; exemptions for private homes where resident processes yogurt.

VA - HB1393 Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow.

VA - HB1308 Stormwater management; local plan review, acceptance of signed and sealed plan in lieu of review.

VA - HB532 Hemp, industrial; research programs.

VA - HB1151 Nonresident youth fishing license; exemption.

VA - HB1521 Reformulated gasoline program; exemption in portion of Hopewell located west of Interstate 295.

VA - HB771 Potomac Aquifer recharge monitoring; creates advisory board and laboratory.

VA - HB1537 Animal boarding establishments; clarifies definition of boarding establishment.

VA - HB1608 Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund; publicly owned treatment works, nutrient reduction.

VA - SB708 Coal combustion residuals unit; DEQ to require closure.

VA - SB696 Va. Alternative Energy & Coastal Protection Act; regulations to establish carbon dioxide cap, etc.

VA - SB699 Stormwater management; inspections of natural gas pipelines, stop work instructions.

VA - SB693 Virginia Waterway Maintenance Fund and Grant Program; established.

VA - SB698 Erosion and sediment control; inspections of natural gas pipelines, stop work instructions.

VA - SB766 Citizen water quality monitoring; use as evidence in enforcement actions.

VA - SB765 Coal ash ponds; mandatory testing of drinking water wells in Chesapeake Bay watershed.

VA - SB729 Cruelty to animals; aggravated cruelty, penalty.

VA - SB767 Coal ash ponds; flaws in closure plans, delay of permit.

VA - SB741 Stormwater management; termination of general permit, notice.

VA - HB584 Oyster-planting ground; Lynnhaven River and its tributaries.

VA - HB995 Dogs; licensed hunter may track a wounded bear, turkey, or deer with certain weapon.

VA - SB265 Coastal Adaptation and Protection, Special Assistant to the Governor; position created.

VA - HB865 Pet shops; local ordinance requiring bond for out-of-state breeder.

VA - HB812 Virginia Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board; increases membership, duties.

VA - HB866 Scenic river designations; consolidates provisions of Scenic Rivers Act.

VA - HB821 Little Island Coast Guard Station; conveyance of certain property in Virginia Beach.

VA - HB844 Burn ban; definition of "orchard" and "vineyard."

VA - HB1307 Stormwater management; rural Tidewater, tiered approach to water quantity technical criteria.

VA - HB853 Saltwater recreational fishing license; member of an American Indian tribe exempt.

VA - HB1035 Virginia Water Supply Revolving Fund; loans for regional projects.

VA - HB877 Pet shops; sale of dogs, maintenance and availability of records.

VA - HB377 Virginia Water Protection Permit; exception for stormwater management facility on dry land.

VA - HB358 Ground water management; subdivisions, technical evaluation.

VA - SB838 Virginia Conservation Police Review Board; created.

VA - HB925 Industrial & high-risk programs; locality to adopt, etc., runoff programs.

VA - HB1091 Virginia Resources Authority; dredging projects.

VA - SB996 Animal shelters; administration of Schedule VI biological products.

VA - SB940 Combined sewer overflow system; notice of discharge.

VA - SB189 Telecommunications; Dept. of Historic Resources to convene work group to examine Sect. 106 review.

VA - SB854 Nursery stock licenses; renewal, imposes a late fee.

VA - SB859 Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow.

VA - SB872 Tethering animals; outdoor tethering of companion animals, definitions of adequate shelter and space

VA - HB1087 Animal research; alternative test methods, civil penalty.

VA - HB1479 Equine liability; execution of waiver.

VA - SB166 Telecommunications; Dept. of Historic Resources to convene work group to examine Sect. 106 review.

VA - SB401 Sixth grade science; Department of Education, et al., shall update curriculum.

VA - HB751 Motorboats; means of propulsion, wakesurfing.

VA - SB962 Herd shares; written shared herd ownership agreements, requirements, penalty.

VA - SB951 Eastern Virginia; hydraulic fracturing prohibited.

VA - SB950 Interstate natural gas pipelines; DEQ review, upland construction