VA SB413 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0717)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0717)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Renewable energy portfolio standard program; credits for investments. Allows any investor-owned electric utility that participates in the renewable energy portfolio standard program to meet up to 20 percent of an RPS Goal through certificates evidencing the utility's expenses in conducting research and development activities in Virginia related to renewable or alternative energy sources. To qualify, such expenses shall either (i) be designed to enhance the participating utility's understanding of emerging energy technologies and their potential impact on and value to the utility's system and customers within the Commonwealth; (ii) promote economic development within the Commonwealth; (iii) supplement customer-driven alternative energy or energy efficiency initiatives; (iv) supplement alternative energy and energy efficiency initiatives at state or local governmental facilities in the Commonwealth; or (v) be designed to mitigate the environmental impacts of renewable energy projects. The State Corporation Commission shall issue certificates to utilities making qualified investments based on the prices for renewable energy certificates in the interconnection region of the regional transmission entity of which the utility is a member. Qualified investments are stated to be reasonable and prudent operating expenses of a participating utility. A participating utility is not authorized to recover the costs associated with qualified investments through rate adjustment clauses and is not authorized to earn a return on its qualified investments. A participating utility is not eligible for a research and development tax credit for qualified investments made under this measure. The measure also provides that a utility shall receive double credit toward meeting the program's goals for energy from facilities in the Commonwealth fueled primarily by animal waste.
Title
Renewable energy portfolio standard program; credits for investments.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 19-N 2-A) (Y: 81 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2012-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-27 - Senate - Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N) (Y: 4 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 19-N 1-A) (Y: 82 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (51-Y 45-N 2-A) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 19 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 1-N) (Y: 15 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-27 - Senate - Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N) (Y: 4 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 19-N 1-A) (Y: 82 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (51-Y 45-N 2-A) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 19 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 1-N) (Y: 15 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-09 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0717) | |
| 2012-04-09 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 717 (effective 7/1/12) | |
| 2012-03-09 | Senate: Signed by President | |
| 2012-03-08 | House: Signed by Speaker | |
| 2012-03-08 | Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB413ER) | |
| 2012-03-08 | Senate: Enrolled | |
| 2012-03-06 | House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 19-N 2-A) | |
| 2012-03-06 | House: Conference report agreed to by House (79-Y 19-N 2-A) | |
| 2012-03-06 | Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) | |
| 2012-03-06 | Senate: Passed by temporarily | |
| 2012-03-05 | House: Delegates: Miller, Kilgore, Lewis | |
| 2012-03-05 | House: Conferees appointed by House | |
| 2012-03-01 | Senate: Senators: Norment, Stuart, Herring | |
| 2012-03-01 | Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate | |
| 2012-03-01 | Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 1-N) | |
| 2012-02-28 | House: House requested conference committee | |
| 2012-02-28 | House: House insisted on amendment | |
| 2012-02-27 | Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N) | |
| 2012-02-23 | House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 19-N 1-A) | |
| 2012-02-23 | House: Passed House with amendment (80-Y 19-N 1-A) | |
| 2012-02-23 | House: Engrossed by House as amended | |
| 2012-02-23 | House: Read third time | |
| 2012-02-22 | House: Passed by for the day | |
| 2012-02-22 | House: VOTE: ADOPTION (51-Y 45-N 2-A) | |
| 2012-02-22 | House: Amendment by Delegate Surovell agreed to (51-Y 45-N 2-A) | |
| 2012-02-22 | House: Read third time | |
| 2012-02-21 | House: Passed by for the day | |
| 2012-02-20 | House: Read second time | |
| 2012-02-16 | House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (18-Y 4-N) | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Read first time | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Placed on Calendar | |
| 2012-02-06 | Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) | |
| 2012-02-06 | Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-06 | Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) | |
| 2012-02-03 | Senate: Passed by for the day | |
| 2012-02-02 | Senate: Printed as engrossed 12101998D-E | |
| 2012-02-02 | Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB413E | |
| 2012-02-02 | Senate: Committee amendments agreed to | |
| 2012-02-02 | Senate: Reading of amendments waived | |
| 2012-02-02 | Senate: Read second time | |
| 2012-02-01 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-30 | Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 1-N) | |
| 2012-01-11 | Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | |
| 2012-01-11 | Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101998D |
