Virginia House Bill 1355 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Commerce and Energy
Pending: House Commerce and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Moratorium on fossil fuel projects. Establishes a moratorium, effective January 1, 2023, on any approval by any state agency or political subdivision required for (i) electric generating facilities that generate fossil fuel energy through the combustion or use of a fossil fuel resource; (ii) import or export terminals for a fossil fuel resource; (iii) modification of an import or export terminal for a fossil fuel resource; (iv) gathering lines or pipelines for the transport of any fossil fuel resource that requires the use of public land or eminent domain on private property; (v) modification of such gathering lines or pipelines; (vi) refineries of a fossil fuel resource; (vii) any facilities that change the physical state of a fossil fuel resource for the purpose of transporting such fuel; and (viii) exploration for any type of fossil fuel, unless preempted by federal law. The bill requires the establishment of transitional assistance for workers in the fossil fuel industry and affected communities.

Fossil fuel projects; establishes a moratorium.

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

2022-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Left in Commerce and Energy
2022-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
2022-01-31	House	Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-01-21	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2022-01-21	House	Presented and ordered printed 22102011D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
45	2	1734	(n/a)	See Bill Text
45	2	1735	(n/a)	See Bill Text
45	2	1736	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB1355
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1355+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H2301V0029+HB1355