Virginia Senate Bill 1247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Electric utilities; closure of carbon-emitting generating units. Requires each owner of a large carbon-emitting power plant to provide notice to relevant localities and state agencies about the decision to close the plant within 30 days of making such decision The bill requires localities in which such facilities are located, and planning district commissions in such localities, to conduct public hearings regarding the impending closure within six months of receipt of such notice. The bill requires the Division of Energy to maintain a public website listing the facilities subject to the requirements of the bill and their anticipated closure dates. As part of an integrated resource plan, the bill requires each utility to submit a facility retirement study for its carbon-emitting facilities and disclose the study to relevant localities and state agencies. Electric utilities; closure of carbon-emitting generating units. Requires each owner of a large carbon-emitting power plant to provide notice to relevant localities and state agencies about the decision to close the plant within 30 days of making such decision The bill requires localities in which such facilities are located, and planning district commissions in such localities, to conduct public hearings regarding the impending closure within six months of receipt of such notice. The bill requires the Division of Energy to maintain a public website listing the facilities subject to the requirements of the bill and their anticipated closure dates. As part of an integrated resource plan, the bill requires each utility to submit a facility retirement study for its carbon-emitting facilities and disclose the study to relevant localities and state agencies.

Electric generating facility closures; integrated resource plan.

Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]

2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2021-02-07	House	Read first time
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-04	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1247S1
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21104032D-S1
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2021-02-01	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21104032D-S1
2021-02-01	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-25	Senate	Assigned C&L sub: Energy
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2021-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100754D

SB1247 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1247
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1247+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1247S1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103386D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1247F171+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S02V0037+SB1247
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0288SB1247+SB1247
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0304SB1247+SB1247
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0305SB1247+SB1247