Virginia House Bill 232 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Passed on March 1 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0046)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Renewable energy. Expands the definition of renewable energy to include landfill gas. The measure also provides that the RPS Goals under the renewable energy portfolio standard program may be composed of renewable thermal energy equivalents. A renewable thermal energy equivalent is the thermal energy output from a renewable-fueled combined heat and power generation facility that is (i) constructed, or renovated and improved, after January 1, 2012, (ii) located in the Commonwealth, and (iii) utilized in industrial processes other than the combined heat and power generation facility, where thermal energy is expressed as an equivalent number of megawatt hours.

Renewable energy; expands definition.

Del. Kathy Byron [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]	Sen. John Cosgrove [R]	Del. Anne Crockett-Stark [R]
Del. Gordon Helsel [R]	Del. John O'Bannon [R]	Del. Thomas Rust [R]	Del. Ron Villanueva [R]

2012-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (Y: 34 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 7-N 1-A) (Y: 93 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-01		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0046)
2012-03-01		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 46 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-20		Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-17		House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-17		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB232ER)
2012-02-17		House: Enrolled
2012-02-15		Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
2012-02-15		Senate: Read third time
2012-02-14		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-13		Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N 1-A)
2012-01-26		Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2012-01-26		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-01-25		House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 7-N 1-A)
2012-01-25		House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N 1-A)
2012-01-24		House: Read second time and engrossed
2012-01-23		House: Read first time
2012-01-19		House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
2012-01-10		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2012-01-10		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103501D

SB492 (Same As) 2012-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB232
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB232+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB232ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0046+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H14V0031+HB0232
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0140+HB0232
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S02V0063+HB0232
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0415HB0232+HB0232
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0482HB0232+HB0232