Virginia House Bill 1994 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on March 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Small agricultural generators; definition. Expands the definition of "small agricultural generator" to include any business operating a small agricultural generating facility that has been granted a manufacturer license as a distillery, limited distillery, brewery, limited brewery, winery, or farm winery. Under current law, small agricultural generators include only those businesses operating a small agricultural generating facility as part of an agricultural business. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to initiate a rulemaking, after August 1, 2021, but prior to January 1, 2022, to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.

Small agricultural generators; expands definition.

Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. Chris Runion [R]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]
Del. Marcus Simon [D]

2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 6-N) (Y: 93 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)
2021-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 266 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-25		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
2021-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1994ER)
2021-02-22	House	Enrolled
2021-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2021-01-25	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-22	House	VOTE: Passage (93-Y 6-N)
2021-01-22	House	Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N)
2021-01-21	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1994H1
2021-01-21	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103203D-H1
2021-01-20	House	Read first time
2021-01-19	House	Incorporates HB2215 (Runion)
2021-01-19	House	Committee substitute printed 21103203D-H1
2021-01-19	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
2021-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
2021-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2021-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100994D

HB2215 (Similar To)
HB2215 (Similar To)
HB1994 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1994
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1994+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1994H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1994ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0266+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1994F171+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1994FH1171+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1994FER171+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1403C0051+HB1994
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H14C0035+HB1994
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1011+HB1994
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S02C0052+HB1994
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S02V0020+HB1994
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0113HB1994+HB1994
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0136HB1994+HB1994
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0137HB1994+HB1994
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0138HB1994+HB1994