VA HB118 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 14 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-28 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 14 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-28 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Regulation of electric utilities; development of renewable energy facilities; powers of State Air Pollution Control Board; powers of State Corporation Commission. Repeals provisions (i) requiring the State Air Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from any electricity generating unit in the Commonwealth and authorizing the Board to establish an auction program for energy allowances; (ii) prohibiting the State Corporation Commission from approving any new utility-owned generation facilities that emit carbon dioxide as a by-product of energy generation, in certain circumstances; (iii) declaring that statutory allowances for energy derived from sunlight, onshore wind, offshore wind, and storage facilities are in the public interest; and (iv) relating to the development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity, development of offshore wind capacity, and generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources. The bill provides that planning and development activities for new nuclear generation facilities are in the public interest.
Title
Electric utilities; regulation, development of renewable energy facilities.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (10-Y 9-N) (Y: 10 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (10-Y 9-N) (Y: 10 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-28 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N) |
| 2022-02-18 | Senate | Assigned C&L sub: Energy |
| 2022-02-16 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2022-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2022-02-15 | House | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) |
| 2022-02-15 | House | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N) |
| 2022-02-14 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2022-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2022-02-10 | House | Reported from Commerce and Energy (10-Y 9-N) |
| 2022-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) |
| 2022-01-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy |
| 2022-01-07 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100091D |
Subjects
Air Pollution
Commissions Boards and Institutions Generally
Conservation
Public Service Companies
State Corporation Commission
Commissions Boards and Institutions Generally
Conservation
Public Service Companies
State Corporation Commission
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 1308 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 10 | 1 | 1322.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 10 | 1 | 1402.03 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 10 | 1 | 1402.04 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 45 | 2 | 1701.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
