VA SB912 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-09 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-09 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Electric utilities; retail competition; renewable energy. Allows individual retail customers of an electric utility to purchase electric energy provided 100 percent from renewable energy from any licensed supplier. The measure eliminates (i) provisions that prohibit such a purchase from a licensed supplier that is an incumbent electric utility that is not the incumbent electric utility serving the exclusive service territory in which the customer is located and (ii) a condition that permits such purchases only if the electric utility serving the applicable exclusive service territory does not offer a tariff for 100 percent renewable energy.
Title
Electric utilities; retail competition, renewable energy.
Sponsors
Sen. John Bell [D] |
Roll Calls
2020-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-02-09 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) |
2020-01-23 | Senate | Assigned C&L sub: Energy |
2020-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
2020-01-08 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed 20104534D |