Virginia Senate Bill 493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 18 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Utility energy efficiency programs. Provides that an energy efficiency program proposed by an electric utility is in the public interest if among other factors, the net present value of the benefits exceeds the net present value of the costs as determined by the Commission upon consideration of the following four tests: (i) the Total Resource Cost Test; (ii) the Utility Cost Test (also referred to as the Program Administrator Test); (iii) the Participant Test; and (iv) the Ratepayer Impact Measure Test. The Commission's determination shall include an analysis of all four tests, and a program or portfolio of programs shall not be rejected based solely on the results of a single test. An electric utility's energy efficiency program may be deemed to be in the public interest if it provides measurable and verifiable energy savings to low-income customers or elderly customers. The current standard for what constitutes a cost-effective conservation and energy efficiency program conducted by a natural gas utility is revised to conform to these new provisions for electric utilities. Finally, the measure expands the definition of "energy efficiency program" with regard to electric utilities to include customer engagement programs that result in measurable and verifiable energy savings that lead to efficient use patterns and practices. The bill contains an emergency clause and shall not apply to any case or proceeding filed with the Commission prior to March 10, 2012.

Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency programs.

Sen. Phillip Puckett [D]

Sen. John Watkins [R]

2012-04-18 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-04-18 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821)
2012-04-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 821 (effective 4/18/12)
2012-04-18		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2012-04-18		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2012-04-18		Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB493ER2)
2012-04-18		Senate: Reenrolled
2012-04-18		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2012-04-18		House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N 1-A)
2012-04-18		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 0-N 1-A)
2012-04-18		Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
2012-04-18		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2012-04-17		Senate: Placed on Calendar
2012-04-09		Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2012-02-29		House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-29		Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-29		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB493ER)
2012-02-29		Senate: Enrolled
2012-02-24		House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N 1-A)
2012-02-24		House: Passed House (96-Y 1-N 1-A)
2012-02-24		House: Read third time
2012-02-23		House: Read second time
2012-02-21		House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
2012-02-17		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2012-02-17		House: Read first time
2012-02-17		House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-10		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-09		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB493S1
2012-02-09		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105106D-S1
2012-02-09		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2012-02-09		Senate: Read second time
2012-02-08		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-06		Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105106D-S1
2012-02-06		Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
2012-01-11		Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2012-01-11		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103336D

HB894 (Same As) 2012-03-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0210)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB493
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB493+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB493S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB493ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB493ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0821+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S02V0050+SB0493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0308SB0493+SB0493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0330SB0493+SB0493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H14V0133+SB0493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1107+SB0493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV1116SB0493+SB0493
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1663+SB0493