VA SB708 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB708
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-11-18 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 19 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-11-18 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Pilot program for underground transmission lines; qualifying projects. Increases the maximum capacity of qualifying electrical transmission lines, for purposes of the pilot project for underground transmission lines, from 230 kilovolts to 500 kilovolts. The bill provides that the State Corporation Commission shall approve additional qualifying projects as part of the pilot program that traverse along highways in developed areas where the route of proposed transmission lines and towers traverse areas protected by a scenic easement, view shed easement, areas of registered historic designation, or areas of conservation easements. Under the bill, existing requirements for qualifying projects shall continue to apply to such new category of qualifying projects.
Title
Underground transmission lines; qualifying projects, pilot program.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-18 | Senate | Left in Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Impact statement from SCC (SB708) |
| 2024-01-19 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-01-19 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed 24105004D |
Same As/Similar To
SB708 (Carry Over) 2024-02-05 - Continued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N)
