Virginia House Bill 665 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Electrical transmission lines; effect on historic resources. Requires the State Corporation Commission (SCC), prior to approving the construction of any electrical transmission lines of 138 kilovolts or more, to determine that the corridor or route chosen for the line will avoid or reasonably minimize adverse impact to the greatest extent reasonably practicable on the scenic assets, historic resources recorded with the Department of Historic Resources, and environment of the area concerned. Currently, the SCC is required to determine that such a line's corridor or route will reasonably minimize adverse impact on the scenic assets, historic districts, and environment of the area concerned.

Electrical transmission lines; effect on scenic assets, historic resources, and environment.

Del. Michael Mullin [D]

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 12-N) (Y: 88 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendments (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)
2020-03-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 450 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-17		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-17	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-12	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-12	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB665ER)
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled
2020-03-05	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	Senate	Read third time
2020-03-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-02	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-07	House	VOTE: Passage (88-Y 12-N)
2020-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House (88-Y 12-N)
2020-02-06	House	Printed as engrossed 20102992D-E
2020-02-06	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB665E
2020-02-06	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-06	House	Read second time
2020-02-05	House	Read first time
2020-02-04	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
2020-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (10-Y 0-N)
2020-01-16	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
2020-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102992D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB665
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB665+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB665E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB665ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0450+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1403V0016+HB0665
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0172+HB0665
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0576+HB0665
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0233+HB0665
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1529HB0665+HB0665
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1574HB0665+HB0665