2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1722: Mineral mining and processing; use of certain chemicals prohibited.
Legislative Summary
Mineral mining and processing; use of certain chemicals prohibited. Prohibits any miner or other person from using cyanide, a cyanide compound, or sulfuric acid in any mineral mining or processing operation.
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Bill History
1/9/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102765D
House of Delegates
1/9/2023
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
House of Delegates
1/17/2023
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Rereferred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (52-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
VOTE: Rereferred (52-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
House of Delegates
Amendments
House committee amendments reported
House committee amendments reported
2/1/2023Not Adopted
Amendment(s) for HB1722 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Natural Resources
Amendment(s) for HB1722 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Natural Resources
1/25/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: VOTE: Rereferred (52-Y 47-N)
2/6/2023
52
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
2/1/2023
19
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
1/25/2023
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/9/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources(House of Delegates)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 6
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Shelly Simonds
Democrat