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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 446: Environmental Resources, Board of; created.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 446 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Environmental Resources, Board of; created. Primary sponsor: Richard Stuart (Republican). Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, and Virginia Waste Management Board consolidated; Board of Environmental Resources established. Consolidates the State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, and Virginia Waste Management Board and transfers the duties of such boards into a new Board of Environmental Resources. The bill establishes membership, term, meeting, and recording requirements for the Board and also establishes the position, powers, and duties of the Executive Director of the Board.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Richard StuartPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  2. Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
  3. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104901D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source