SB 318 - Reduces Number of Balloons that Can be Released per Hour - Virginia Key Vote
John Cosgrove, Jr. voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Referred to Committee
- Feb. 13, 2020
- Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 22, 2020
- Introduced
- Jan. 5, 2020
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Title: Reduces Number of Balloons that Can be Released per Hour
Title: Reduces Number of Balloons that Can be Released per Hour
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that reduces the number of balloons that a person can release per hour from 49 to 1.
Highlights:
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Prohibits a person from releasing into the atmosphere, within a one-hour period, more than one balloon that is made of any material that requires more than 5 minutes of contact with air or water in order to degrade, and that is inflated with a substance lighter than air (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that any person who violates this act is liable for a civil penalty of $5 per balloon released above the allowable limit (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that all funds collected under this act will be paid into the Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Endowment Fund (Sec. 1).
Title: Reduces Number of Balloons that Can be Released per Hour