VA HB1643 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Coal mine methane; capture and beneficial use; Department of Energy to evaluate policy options; report. States that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane, defined in the bill. The bill directs the Department of Energy to evaluate policy options to encourage the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane and submit a report of its findings by November 15, 2023.

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Title

Coal mine methane; options to encourage capture & beneficial use.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (90-Y 10-N) (Y: 90 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495)
2023-03-24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 495 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 494 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1643ER)
2023-02-24HouseEnrolled
2023-02-21SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21SenateRead third time
2023-02-20SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17SenateReported from Rules (13-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07SenateReferred to Committee on Rules
2023-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-06HouseVOTE: Passage (90-Y 10-N)
2023-02-06HouseRead third time and passed House (90-Y 10-N)
2023-02-03HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB1643H1
2023-02-03HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 23105550D-H1
2023-02-03HouseRead second time
2023-02-02HouseRead first time
2023-01-31HouseCommittee substitute printed 23105550D-H1
2023-01-31HouseReported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
2023-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-24HouseAssigned sub: Subcommittee #3
2023-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2023-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100963D

Same As/Similar To

SB1121 (Same As) 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)
SB1121 (Same As) 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)

Subjects


Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1643
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1643+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1643H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1643ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0495+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105550D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23105550D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1643F171+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1643FH1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1643FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H2303V0001+HB1643
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H23V0052+HB1643
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1445+HB1643
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S10V0079+HB1643
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0630HB1643+HB1643
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0679HB1643+HB1643

Bill Comments

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