Virginia House Bill 2446 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-02-21 - Senate: Letter sent to Commission on Electric Utility Regulation
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Renewable energy portfolio standard program. Provides that an investor-owned electric utility will receive (i) double credit toward meeting the goals of the renewable energy portfolio standard program for energy from biomass or waste-to-energy; (ii) triple credit toward such goals for energy from sunlight; and (iii) quadruple credit toward such goals for energy from sunlight if the facility is located in Virginia and the majority of the products used to generate the energy are manufactured or assembled in the United States.

Renewable energy portfolio standard program; coalbed methane gas.

Sen. John Cosgrove [R]

2011-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-21		Senate: Letter sent to Commission on Electric Utility Regulation
2011-02-21		Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter (15-Y 0-N)
2011-02-08		Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2011-02-08		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2011-02-07		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2011-02-07		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2011-02-04		House: Read second time and engrossed
2011-02-03		House: Read first time
2011-02-01		House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (20-Y 0-N)
2011-01-25		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (12-Y 0-N)
2011-01-21		House: Assigned C & L sub: #3 Special Subcommittee on Energy
2011-01-19		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2011-01-19		House: Presented and ordered printed 11104093D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB2446
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB2446+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H1403V0017+HB2446
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H14V0066+HB2446
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV0537+HB2446
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S02V0133+HB2446