Virginia House Bill 2789 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 21 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0748)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Direct the establishment of energy conservation measures providing incentives for the development of electric energy delivered from sunlight. Requires Dominion Power and Appalachian Power Company to a seek approval for a three-year program of energy conservation measures providing incentives to low income, elderly and disabled individuals in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate for the installation of measures that reduce residential heating and cooling costs and enhance the health and safety of residents. The measure also requires the utilities to develop a program of energy conservation measures providing incentives, open to low income, elderly and disabled individuals who also participate in the above-described incentive program, in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate, for the installation of equipment to develop electric energy derived from sunlight. The measure provides that the utilities may provide such incentives directly to customers or to organizations that assist low income, elderly and disabled individuals. The measure directs that in developing such incentive programs, each utility shall give consideration to low income, elderly and disabled persons residing in housing that a redevelopment and housing authority owns or controls.

Energy conservation measures; establishes, providing incentives for development of electric energy.

Del. Israel O'Quinn [R]

Del. Richard Sullivan [D]

Del. Kathy Tran [D]

2019-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (11-Y 2-N) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 9-N) (Y: 90 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-21		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0748)
2019-03-21		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 748 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-03-04		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-03-04	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
2019-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2789ER)
2019-02-22	House	Enrolled
2019-02-20	Senate	Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
2019-02-20	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-20	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2019-02-20	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-19	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-18	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (11-Y 2-N)
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 9-N)
2019-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (90-Y 9-N)
2019-02-04	House	Printed as engrossed 19105276D-E
2019-02-04	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB2789E
2019-02-04	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2019-02-04	House	Read second time
2019-02-03	House	Read first time
2019-01-31	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (20-Y 1-N)
2019-01-18	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-01-18	House	Presented and ordered printed 19105276D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2789
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2789+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2789E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2789ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0748+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H14V0077+HB2789
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2493+HB2789
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S02V0175+HB2789
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0834HB2789+HB2789
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0906HB2789+HB2789
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0909HB2789+HB2789
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0910HB2789+HB2789