Virginia House Bill 2237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0599)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Electric utilities; costs of solar energy facilities. Authorizes an investor-owned electric utility that purchases a generation facility consisting of at least one megawatt of generating capacity using energy derived from sunlight and located in the Commonwealth and that utilizes goods or services sourced, in whole or in part, from one or more Virginia businesses, to recover the costs of acquiring the facility, with an enhanced rate of return on equity, through a rate adjustment clause. A utility filing a petition for approval of such a project may propose a rate adjustment clause based on a market index in lieu of a cost of service model for such facility. The measure also states that (i) the construction or purchase by a utility of one or more generation facilities with at least one megawatt of generating capacity, and with an aggregate rated capacity that does not exceed 500 megawatts, that use energy derived from sunlight and are located in the Commonwealth, regardless of whether any of such facilities are located within or without the utility's service territory, and (ii) planning and development activities for a new utility-owned and utility-operated generating facility or facilities utilizing energy derived from sunlight with an aggregate capacity of 500 megawatts, are in the public interest.

Electric utility ratemaking; recovery of costs of solar energy facilities.

Del. David Yancey [R]

2015-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N) (Y: 36 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 10-N 1-A) (Y: 89 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0599)
2015-03-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 599 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-03-10		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-10	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
2015-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2015-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2015-03-06	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2237ER)
2015-03-06	House	Enrolled
2015-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
2015-02-25	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-25	Senate	Read third time
2015-02-24	Senate	Passed by for the day
2015-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2015-02-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-23	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
2015-02-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2015-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-10	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 10-N 1-A)
2015-02-10	House	Read third time and passed House (88-Y 10-N 1-A)
2015-02-09	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2237H1
2015-02-09	House	Committee substitute agreed to 15104729D-H1
2015-02-09	House	Read second time
2015-02-07	House	Read first time
2015-02-05	House	Committee substitute printed 15104729D-H1
2015-02-05	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2015-02-03	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (13-Y 1-N)
2015-01-22	House	Assigned C & L sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy
2015-01-19	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2015-01-19	House	Presented and ordered printed 15103476D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB2237
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2237+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2237H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2237ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0599+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H1403V0012+HB2237
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H14V0093+HB2237
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2158+HB2237
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S02V0103+HB2237
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0810HB2237+HB2237
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0902HB2237+HB2237
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0910HB2237+HB2237
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0911HB2237+HB2237