Virginia House Bill 1783 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 23 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-13 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 4-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Natural gas utilities; retail supply choice. Natural gas utilities; retail supply choice. Allows every person access to distribution service or retail natural gas from a natural gas company authorized to provide natural gas service to the area where the service will be received. The bill prohibits a public entity from adopting an ordinance, resolution, or any other requirement that limits or prohibits customers from acquiring natural gas service and supply from both utility and non-utility gas companies. The bill prohibits public entities from denying building permits solely based on a proposed utility provider and directs public entities to ensure that all applicable permits and fees are reasonable, as compared to other utility providers, and do not restrict an applicant's ability to use the services of an authorized utility provider.

Natural gas utilities; retail supply choice, definitions.

Del. Israel O'Quinn [R]

Del. Kathy Byron [R]

Del. Dave LaRock [R]

Del. Joseph McNamara [R]

2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) (Y: 52 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-17 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-13	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 4-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2023-01-25	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-24	House	VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
2023-01-24	House	Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
2023-01-23	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1783H1
2023-01-23	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23104676D-H1
2023-01-23	House	Read second time
2023-01-20	House	Passed by for the day
2023-01-19	House	Read first time
2023-01-17	House	Committee substitute printed 23104676D-H1
2023-01-17	House	Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103090D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1783
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1783+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1783H1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104676D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1783FH1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H23V0013+HB1783
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1062+HB1783
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S02V0127+HB1783