SB1271
Oil and gas wells; bonding requirements, application notice.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Oil and gas wells; bonding requirements; application notice.
Authorizes a person who applies for a hearing in front of the Virginia Gas and Oil Board to provide required notice of such application to certain gas or oil owners, coal owners, mineral owners, or gas storage field operators by commercial delivery service. Current law provides for delivery only by ... (More) certified mail. The bill changes the blanket bond amounts that the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy may require for an application for permits for gas or oil operations and authorizes additional bonds for any well proposed to be drilled in the Tidewater region. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102058D
- 01/07/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/24/2019 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2019 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/29/2019 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/29/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1271E
- 01/29/2019 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 19102058D-E
- 01/30/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1271E)
- 01/30/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/13/2019 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/15/2019 - House: Read third time
- 02/15/2019 - House: Passed House (92-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 3-N)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1271ER)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1271ER)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
- 02/27/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/12/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 351 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/12/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)
