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HB 2129 — Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment, Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program established.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 363 (effective 7/1/21)
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12 sponsors
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Summary
Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment; Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program. Requires the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations establishing a Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program (ENRC Program), consisting of a number of total nitrogen and total phosphorous waste load allocation reductions assigned to particular water treatment facilities with schedules for compliance. The bill provides that the ENRC Program shall operate in lieu of certain Chesapeake Bay waste load regulations. The bill directs the Board to modify affected discharge permits to incorporate the provisions of the ENRC Program and requires certain compliance plans due from treatment works beginning February 1, 2023, to address the requirements of the ENRC Program.The bill provides that the funding of certain design and installation costs for implementing nutrient upgrades pursuant to the ENRC Program shall be eligible for grants from the Water Quality Improvement Fund. The bill lists the projects and the total nitrogen or total phosphorus waste load allocation reductions that specified facilities are to complete. The bill provides that when grants to finance nutrient removal technology reach a sum sufficient to fund the completion of the ENRC Program at all publicly owned treatment works, certain General Assembly committees shall review funding needs and mechanisms.Finally, the bill provides that the priority projects and waste load allocation reductions that it sets forth shall be deemed to implement goals of the Chesapeake Bay Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). It authorizes the Secretary of Natural Resources to develop an additional watershed implementation plan if he determines on or after July 1, 2026, that the Commonwealth has not achieved or will not be able to maintain the nitrogen pollution reduction commitments it made in the Phase III WIP.
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What changed in the latest version
89 added · 85 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent changes to HB 2129 primarily clarify how grant disbursements will be handled and specify the monitoring of nutrient removal technologies in wastewater treatment. Notably, grants will be distributed based on verified expenditures, ensuring that local costs for nutrient removal are documented. This update matters because it provides clearer guidelines for funding practices, which can help improve environmental management efforts, particularly regarding nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
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SPECIAL SESSION I history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER 363 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1186.01, 62.1-44.19:13, and 62.1-44.19:14 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Chesapeake Bay Phase III Watershed Improvement Plan;
[H 2129] Approved March 25, 2021 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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- CHAP0363 View text Current html March 25, 2021
- HB2129ER View text html March 09, 2021
- Committee Substitute Committee substitute printed 21200270D-S1 html February 16, 2021
- Committee Substitute Committee substitute printed 21103828D-H1 html January 27, 2021
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102709D html January 12, 2021
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 363 (effective 7/1/21)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Enrolled
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VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 34-N)
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Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200270D-S1 (63-Y 34-N)
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Placed on Calendar
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Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N)
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2129S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 21200270D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read third time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB2129S1)
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Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
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Committee substitute printed 21200270D-S1
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Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 0-N)
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Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Passage (58-Y 39-N)
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Read third time and passed House (58-Y 39-N)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2129H1
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Committee substitute agreed to 21103828D-H1
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Read second time
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Impact statement from DPB (HB2129H1)
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Read first time
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Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
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Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
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Committee substitute printed 21103828D-H1
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Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
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House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
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House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102709D
Sponsors
- Alfonso H. Lopez · Primary
- Betsy B. Carr · Cosponsor
- Dan I. Helmer · Cosponsor
- Patrick A. Hope · Cosponsor
- David A. Reid · Cosponsor
- Marcus B. Simon · Cosponsor
- Shelly A. Simonds · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Pope Adams · Cosponsor
- David L. Bulova · Cosponsor
- Kenneth R. Plum · Cosponsor
- Kathleen Murphy · Cosponsor
- Mark L. Keam · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on · 42 voted No
"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 62 | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 62 | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 34% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Nay |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (14)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Not Voting |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 57 | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 57 | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 39% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 36% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aird, Lashrecse D. | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Cox, M. Kirkland | — | Nay |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Nay |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Emily M. Jordan | — | Nay |
| Fariss, C. Matthew | — | Nay |
| Hurst, Chris L. | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Nay |
| Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" | — | Yea |
| Knight, Barry D. | — | Nay |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| Plum, Kenneth R. | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Rush, Nick | — | Nay |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Yea |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Nay |
| Tyler, Roslyn C. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 11% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| Fariss, C. Matthew | — | Not Voting |
| Knight, Barry D. | — | Nay |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Not Voting |
| Plum, Kenneth R. | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Yea |
| Tyler, Roslyn C. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 18% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Yea |
| Angelia Williams Graves | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| Dan I. Helmer | — | Yea |
| Edmunds, James E., II | — | Yea |
| Gilbert, C. Todd | — | Nay |
| Gooditis, Wendy W. | — | Yea |
| Guy, Nancy D. | — | Yea |
| Hudson, Sally L. | — | Yea |
| Joshua G. Cole | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Yea |
| Marshall, Daniel W., III | — | Yea |
| Michael J. Webert | — | Yea |
| Plum, Kenneth R. | — | Yea |
| Poindexter, Charles D. | — | Nay |
| R. Lee Ware | — | Yea |
| Ransone, Margaret B. | — | Nay |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Rodney T. Willett | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Tony O. Wilt | — | Nay |
| Tyler, Roslyn C. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 11% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| Dan I. Helmer | — | Yea |
| Gilbert, C. Todd | — | Nay |
| Guy, Nancy D. | — | Yea |
| Plum, Kenneth R. | — | Not Voting |
| Ransone, Margaret B. | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2129 do?
- Chesapeake Bay; wastewater treatment; Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program. Requires the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations establishing a Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program (ENRC Program), consisting of a number of total nitrogen and total phosphorous waste load allocation reductions assigned to particular water treatment facilities with schedules for compliance. The bill provides that the ENRC Program shall operate in lieu of certain Chesapeake Bay waste load regulations. The bill directs the Board to modify affected discharge permits to incorporate the provisions of the ENRC Program and requires certain compliance plans due from treatment works beginning February 1, 2023, to address the requirements of the ENRC Program.The bill provides that the funding of certain design and installation costs for implementing nutrient upgrades pursuant to the ENRC Program shall be eligible for grants from the Water Quality Improvement Fund. The bill lists the projects and the total nitrogen or total phosphorus waste load allocation reductions that specified facilities are to complete. The bill provides that when grants to finance nutrient removal technology reach a sum sufficient to fund the completion of the ENRC Program at all publicly owned treatment works, certain General Assembly committees shall review funding needs and mechanisms.Finally, the bill provides that the priority projects and waste load allocation reductions that it sets forth shall be deemed to implement goals of the Chesapeake Bay Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). It authorizes the Secretary of Natural Resources to develop an additional watershed implementation plan if he determines on or after July 1, 2026, that the Commonwealth has not achieved or will not be able to maintain the nitrogen pollution reduction commitments it made in the Phase III WIP.
- Who sponsors HB 2129?
- HB 2129 is sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez, Betsy B. Carr, Dan I. Helmer, Patrick A. Hope, David A. Reid, Marcus B. Simon, Shelly A. Simonds, Kimberly Pope Adams, David L. Bulova, Plum, Kenneth R., Murphy, Kathleen, and Keam, Mark L..
- What is the current status of HB 2129?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2021. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 2129?
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