Virginia House Bill 1781 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; powers and duties; Department of Energy and Department of Environmental Quality; report. Provides that the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority (the Authority) has the power and duty to (i) support energy development projects, including pump storage hydropower, energy storage, hydrogen production and uses, carbon capture and storage, geothermal energy, and advanced wind and solar energy; (ii) promote energy development projects on closed power plant sites, brownfield sites, former coal mine sites, reclaimed coal mine sites, abandoned mine sites lands, and lands adjacent thereto; (iii) promote energy workforce development and energy supply chain development; (iv) identify and work with, through mutually agreed collaborations, the Commonwealth’s research and development partners, in advancing efforts related to energy development in Southwest Virginia; and (v) promote the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane from active, inactive, and abandoned coal mines as a low-carbon intensity feedstock for manufacturing and energy generation projects located in Southwest Virginia. Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; powers and duties; Department of Energy and Department of Environmental Quality; report. Provides that the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority (the Authority) has the power and duty to (i) support energy development projects, including pump storage hydropower, energy storage, hydrogen production and uses, carbon capture and storage, geothermal energy, and advanced wind and solar energy; (ii) promote energy development projects on closed power plant sites, brownfield sites, former coal mine sites, reclaimed coal mine sites, abandoned mine sites lands, and lands adjacent thereto; (iii) promote energy workforce development and energy supply chain development; (iv) identify and work with, through mutually agreed collaborations, the Commonwealth’s research and development partners, in advancing efforts related to energy development in Southwest Virginia; and (v) promote the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane from active, inactive, and abandoned coal mines as a low-carbon intensity feedstock for manufacturing and energy generation projects located in Southwest Virginia. The bill defines "energy development project" as any activity that generates, produces, or stores energy, any energy efficiency system, and any supporting ancillary activities located within Southwest Virginia and includes interests in land, improvements, and ancillary facilities and research, development, commercialization, and deployment activities designated by the Authority to the nonprofit collaborative. The bill defines "nonprofit collaborative" as a multi-site nonprofit innovative energy technology testbed established as a collaborative effort of the Department of Energy, the Authority, and the Authority's business partners to support the Authority’s purpose through energy technology research, development, commercialization, and deployment.

Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; definitions, powers and duties.

Del. Israel O'Quinn [R]

2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (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]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720)
2023-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 720 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1781ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-22	House	VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106939D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1781S1
2023-02-21	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23106939D-S1
2023-02-21	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-21	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-02-14	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23106939D-S1
2023-02-14	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2023-02-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-31	House	VOTE: (99-Y 0-N)
2023-01-31	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	House	Read second time and engrossed
2023-01-27	House	Read first time
2023-01-25	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2023-01-13	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103720D

SB1116 (Same As) 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0721)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
45	2	1717	(n/a)	See Bill Text
45	2	1720	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1781
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1781+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1781S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1781ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0720+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106714D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1781F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1781FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1781FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0103V0004+HB1781
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H01V0031+HB1781
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1215+HB1781
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S01V0080+HB1781
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0445+HB1781
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0630HB1781+HB1781
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0679HB1781+HB1781
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2219+HB1781