(Energy) FULL LIST

SB 711 Plastic carryout bags; retail merchant shall provide durable plastic bag, with handles, etc.

Summary as introduced:
Plastic carryout bags.  Authorizes a locality to provide that a retail merchant located within its jurisdiction shall not provide to any of its customers at the point of sale any plastic carryout bag in which a product or products purchased by any such customer from such store is placed unless such plastic carryout bag is a durable plastic bag, with handles, that is at least 2.25 mils thick and is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse.

Patron: Quayle

01/16/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 084817308
01/16/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/05/08 Senate: Continued to 2009 in Local Government (0-Y 0-N)
02/05/08 Senate: Subject matter referred by letter to DEQ pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L)
12/05/08 Senate: Left in Local Government

SB 863 TransDominion Express Commission; created.

Summary as introduced:
TransDominion Express Commission.  Establishes the TransDominion Express Commission, to be responsible, within the TransDominion Corridor, for identifying needed construction, reconstruction, improvements of or repairs to railroads and their facilities and equipment to provide enhanced passenger rail service coordinated with freight rail opportunities within the corridor.

Patron: Edwards

12/29/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093810228
12/29/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/21/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB863)
02/02/09 Senate: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
02/11/09 Senate: Left in Rules

SB 873 Plastic bags; bans use by retailers at point of sale unless designed & manufactured for reuse.

Summary as introduced:
Plastic bags; use by retailers. Bans the use of plastic carryout bags by retailers at the point of sale unless such bags are (i) durable plastic bags with handles; (ii) at least 2.25 mils thick; and (iii) specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse.

Patron: Ticer

12/29/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098240336
12/29/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/11/09 Senate: Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

SB 908 Public service corporation; prohibits acquiring land, etc. therein subject to conservation easement.

Summary as introduced:
Condemnations by public service corporations.  Prohibits a public service corporation from acquiring by condemnation proceedings land or interest therein that is subject to a conservation easement.  If the public service corporation owns a right-of-way in land that is subject to a conservation easement on which it has existing lines or other facilities, then it shall not expand its easement by condemning adjacent land that is subject to a conservation easement. This restriction does not prohibit a corporation from acquiring the right to install, operate, and maintain additional utility facilities within the area of its existing right-of-way or similar interest.

Patrons: Stuart and Vogel; Delegate: Pollard

01/05/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090679333
01/05/09 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/12/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB908)
01/13/09 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
01/21/09 Senate: Passed by in Courts of Justice with letter (15-Y 0-N)
01/21/09 Senate: Subject matter referred to the Secretary of Natural Resources pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L)

SB 911 Golf carts; allows governing body of Towns of Irvington or Saxis to authorize operation thereof.

Summary as introduced:
Golf carts; operation on the highways.  Allows the governing body of the Town of Irvington to authorize operation of golf carts on the highways of the Town, subject to limits of general law.  This bill is identical to HB 1773.

Patron: Stuart

01/05/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091124333
01/05/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/22/09 Senate: Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
01/26/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
01/27/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
01/28/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/11/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/11/09 House: Read first time
02/11/09 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/17/09 House: Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
02/19/09 House: Read second time
02/20/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/28/09 Senate: Enrolled
02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB911ER)
02/28/09 Senate: Signed by President
02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0504)

SB 913 Forest products; removes certain requirements if participating in renewable portfolio standard prog.

Summary as introduced:
Renewable portfolio standards; forest products.  Removes the requirement that utilities participating in a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) program collectively use no more than 1.5 million tons of forest products such as wood chips, bark, sawdust, and trees each year towards meeting RPS goals.

Patrons: Stuart; Delegate: Pollard

01/05/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093074333
01/05/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/27/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
02/10/09 Senate: Left in Commerce and Labor

SB 946 Noncorporate entities; minimum tax is imposed on telecommunications and electric suppliers.

Summary as introduced:
Minimum tax on noncorporate entities. Clarifies that the minimum tax is imposed on telecommunications and electric suppliers that are organized as pass-through entities and that certain taxes imposed on the pass-through entity itself are to be paid by the pass-through entity. This bill contains an emergency clause.

Patron: Howell

01/07/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/14/09 091171818
01/07/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/27/09 Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N)
01/28/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
01/29/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
01/30/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/02/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/02/09 House: Read first time
02/02/09 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/06/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB946)
02/16/09 House: Reported from Finance (21-Y 1-N)
02/17/09 House: Read second time
02/18/09 House: Read third time
02/18/09 House: Passed House (95-Y 2-N)
02/18/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE EMERGENCY (95-Y 2-N)
02/23/09 Senate: Enrolled
02/23/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB946ER)
02/23/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB946ER)
02/24/09 House: Signed by Speaker
02/25/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/06/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 152 (effective 3/6/09 - see bill)
03/06/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0152)

SB 971 Plastic bags; requires that certain stores provide on-premises recycling, therefor.

Summary as introduced:
Plastic bag recycling; penalty.  Requires that, effective January 1, 2010, certain stores provide on-premises recycling for plastic bags. Stores that are part of a chain or occupy more than 5,000 square feet and distribute plastic bags to consumers must provide reusable bags for sale and take back and recycle used plastic bags.  If requested by a store owner, the manufacturer of plastic bags must offer to arrange for the transportation and recycling services. Any violation is punishable by a civil penalty of up to $100.

Patron: Blevins

01/12/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097751204
01/12/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/19/09 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)

SB 973 Virginia Resources Authority; loans for renewable energy.

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Resources Authority; loans for renewable energy.  Authorizes the Virginia Resources Authority to finance renewable energy projects and permits localities to lend funds obtained through the assistance of the Virginia Resources Authority to any person for the purpose of producing or purchasing renewable energy or renewable energy related equipment, systems, or products.

Patron: Stuart

01/12/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093075333
01/12/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/02/09 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)

SB 1004 Energy-efficient buildings for local taxes; adds architects to those persons authorized to certify.

Summary as introduced:
Certification of energy-efficient buildings for local taxes.  Adds architects to those persons currently authorized to certify buildings as energy efficient using standards prescribed in the Uniform Statewide Building Code. The bill also makes technical changes. 

Patron: Quayle

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096733308
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/21/09 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
01/22/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
01/23/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
01/26/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/02/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/02/09 House: Read first time
02/02/09 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/06/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1004)
02/11/09 House: Assigned Finance sub: 2
02/11/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
02/16/09 House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
02/17/09 House: Read second time
02/18/09 House: Read third time
02/18/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/18/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
02/23/09 Senate: Enrolled
02/23/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1004ER)
02/23/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1004ER)
02/24/09 House: Signed by Speaker
02/25/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 512 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0512)

SB 1041 Fuels taxes; annually adjusted.

Summary as introduced:
Fuels taxes; annually adjusted.  Adjusts fuels taxes each year on April 1 by the percentage increase in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (sales volume weighted), Total Fleet (the CAFE) for the immediately preceding calendar year over the CAFE for calendar year 2008. The first adjustment would occur on April 1, 2010.

Patron: Hanger

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096725232
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/02/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1041)
02/11/09 Senate: Left in Finance

SB 1058 Green roofs; authorizes counties, cities, and towns, by ordinance, to grant incentives, etc.

Summary as passed Senate:
Local incentives for green roofs.  Authorizes counties, cities, and towns to grant incentives or provide regulatory flexibility to encourage the use of green roofs in the construction, repair, or remodeling of residential and commercial buildings. The incentives or regulatory flexibility could include (i) a reduction in permit fees when green roofs are used, (ii) a streamlined process for the approval of building permits when green roofs are used, or (iii) a reduction in any gross receipts tax on green roof contractors as defined by the local ordinance.  This bill is identical to HB 1975.

Patrons: Whipple, Barker, Howell, Petersen, Puller and Ticer; Delegates: Amundson, Bulova, Hugo, Marsden, Plum, Rust, Sickles, Vanderhye and Watts

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094497352
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/23/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1058)
01/27/09 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
01/27/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 092896352-S1
01/28/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
01/29/09 Senate: Read second time
01/29/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
01/29/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 092896352-S1
01/29/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1058S1
01/30/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/06/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1058S1)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
02/16/09 House: Assigned CC & T sub: 2
02/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
02/20/09 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
02/23/09 House: Read second time
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/28/09 Senate: Enrolled
02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1058ER)
02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/04/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/06/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1058ER)
03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 604 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0604)

SB 1065 Wind energy drying devices; no community association shall prohibit an owner from installing, etc.

Summary as passed Senate:
Covenants regarding wind energy drying devices. Provides that effective July 1, 2009, no community association shall prohibit an owner from installing or using a wind energy drying device on that owner's property. The bill provides that a community association may establish reasonable restrictions concerning the size, place, time and manner of placement of such wind energy drying device.

Patron: Puller

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092303304
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/28/09 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
01/30/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/02/09 Senate: Read second time
02/02/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
02/02/09 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
02/02/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1065E
02/02/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 092303304-E
02/03/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/11/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/11/09 House: Read first time
02/11/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/12/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1065E)
02/23/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (10-Y 7-N)
02/24/09 House: Read second time
02/25/09 House: Read third time
02/25/09 House: Committee amendment rejected
02/25/09 House: Floor substitute printed 092446588-H1 (Kilgore)
02/25/09 House: Substitute by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
02/25/09 House: Amendment by Delegate Sickles agreed to
02/25/09 House: Amendment by Delegate Janis agreed to
02/25/09 House: Pending question ordered
02/25/09 House: Defeated by House (40-Y 60-N)
02/25/09 House: VOTE: --- DEFEATED (40-Y 60-N)

SB 1089 Investment Performance Grants; raises per project amount thereof.

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Investment Partnership Act; Virginia Investment Performance Grants.  Raises the per project amount of a grant that may be made under the Virginia Investment Performance Grant program from $1.5 million to $3 million. The bill also allows for a maximum of $5 million for projects meeting certain guidelines.

Patrons: Miller, J.C., Reynolds and Vogel

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094457812
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/20/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1089)
01/28/09 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
01/28/09 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
02/04/09 Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
02/05/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/06/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
02/09/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/16/09 House: Assigned App. sub: Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources(Cox)
02/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
02/23/09 House: Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: Read second time
02/25/09 House: Read third time
02/25/09 House: Passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/25/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
03/04/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1089ER)
03/05/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/12/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1089ER)
03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 267 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0267)

SB 1097 Income tax, state; tax credit to employers for expenses incurred in allowing employees to telework.

Summary as introduced:
Income tax; telework expenses tax credit.  Provides a tax credit to employers for expenses incurred in allowing employees to telework pursuant to a signed telework agreement. An employer would be eligible for a credit of up to $1,200 per teleworking employee, depending on the number of days per month an employee will telework and whether the employer's primary place of business is located in a nonattainment area under the federal Clean Air Act. There is also a 100 percent tax credit for costs the employer incurs for conducting a telework assessment in the year prior to implementing a formal telework program. This assessment credit is capped at $20,000 per employer. The aggregate amount of tax credits that will be issued is capped at $1 million annually for taxable years 2010 and 2011.

Patrons: Herring, Deeds and Petersen; Delegate: Frederick

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091141220
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/23/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1097)
02/11/09 Senate: Left in Finance

SB 1098 Income tax, state; tax credit to employers for employees who enter into flextime agreements.

Summary as introduced:
Flextime income tax credit.  Provides a tax credit to employers for employees who enter into flextime agreements. An employer would be eligible for a one-time $500 credit for each employee who enters into a scheduling agreement that allows the employee to begin work anytime between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. or allows the employee to work four 10-hour days per week. No employer would be eligible to receive more than $25,000 in credits under this section, and the aggregate amount of the credit available annually is capped at $1 million.

Patrons: Herring and Deeds

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091142220
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/23/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1098)
02/11/09 Senate: Left in Finance

SB 1124 Income tax, state; tax credit for electricity that is produced using solar photovoltaic technology.

Summary as introduced:
Commercial clean energy production tax credit.  Establishes an income tax credit for electricity that is produced using solar photovoltaic technology or wind power at a commercial clean energy production facility in the Commonwealth. The tax credit would equal (i) 0.06 cents per kWh of electricity that is generated using solar photovoltaic technology and that is sold to an electric utility in the Commonwealth, and (ii) 0.03 cents per kWh of electricity that is generated using wind power and that is sold to an electric utility in the Commonwealth. The bill would require the State Corporation Commission to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to be completed by December 1, 2009, to establish eligibility criteria for commercial solar photovoltaic and wind power facilities that are in the public interest. The tax credit would be able to be carried forward for five taxable years.

Patrons: Petersen; Delegates: Marsden, Plum and Sickles

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097771293
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/24/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1124)
02/11/09 Senate: Left in Finance

SB 1125 Income tax, state; green jobs tax credit.

Summary as introduced:
Income tax; green jobs tax credit.  Provides an income tax credit to taxpayers in the amount of $1,000 per year, for up to three years, for each "green job" created that pays at least $50,000 a year. A green job is employment in an industry related to renewable alternative energies. The credit is available for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, but before January 1, 2014.

Patrons: Petersen; Delegate: Scott, J.M.

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092839293
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/23/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1125)
02/11/09 Senate: Left in Finance

SB 1126 Electric energy consumption; revises State's stated goal to reduce.

Summary as introduced:
Electric energy consumption reduction goal.  Revises the Commonwealth's stated goal to reduce electric energy consumption.  The revised goal is to reduce the consumption of electric energy by retail customers, by the year 2022, to an amount equal to 90 percent of the amount of electric energy consumed by retail customers per capita in 2006.  The existing goal is to reduce the consumption of electric energy by retail customers by the year 2022 by an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of electric energy consumed by retail customers in 2006.

Patrons: Petersen; Delegate: Scott, J.M.

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090019293
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/23/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
02/03/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1126)
02/10/09 Senate: Left in Commerce and Labor

SB 1127 State energy efficiency program; require Division of Purchase and Supply to ensure 20% sustainable.

Summary as introduced:
State energy efficiency programs.  Requires the Division of Purchase and Supply of the Department of General Services to ensure that, by 2020 and thereafter, 20 percent of the electricity purchased by or for the departments, agencies, or institutions of the Commonwealth is sustainable energy.  Prior to that date, interim percentage requirements for purchases of sustainable energy are established.  The measure requires any state agency that is authorized to undertake construction of a state-owned facility over 5,000 gross square feet in size or a renovation of a state-owned facility over 5,000 gross square feet in size where the value of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the assessed building value to build to energy performance standards of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building rating system or equivalent energy performance standards that provide for the use of Virginia forest products, unless granted an exemption by the Director of the Department of General Services.  Finally, the measure authorizes the Governor or his designee to permit any state agency to enter into a contract through the use of competitive negotiation, rather than through the requirements of the Commonwealth's public procurement laws, if it finds that the contract will improve the efficiency of the agency's use of electricity or natural gas or will result in net savings in the agency's expenditures on electricity or natural gas.

Patron: Petersen

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090101293
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/04/09 Senate: Left in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)

SB 1128 Wells; issuance of an express geothermal permit for construction therof.

Summary as passed:
Construction of wells; geothermal heating systems.  Requires the Board of Health to develop regulations for the issuance of an express geothermal permit allowing the construction of wells used solely for closed loop geothermal heating systems. Such regulations shall include a provision that a single application and a single fee shall be required for any geothermal well system, and that the fee shall be equal to the fee for a single private well.

Patrons: Petersen; Delegates: Bulova, Hull, Marsden, Plum and Scott, J.M.

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097773293
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/26/09 Senate: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
01/26/09 Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
02/02/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1128)
02/05/09 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/05/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 094144293-S1
02/06/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Read second time
02/09/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/09/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 094144293-S1
02/09/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
02/09/09 Senate: Amendments by Senator Petersen agreed to
02/09/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1128ES1
02/09/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 094144293-ES1
02/09/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/11/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/11/09 House: Read first time
02/11/09 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/13/09 House: Assigned HWI sub: Institutions
02/17/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
02/19/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1128ES1)
02/19/09 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
02/20/09 House: Read second time
02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Committee amendment agreed to
02/24/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/24/09 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
03/04/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1128ER)
03/04/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1128ER)
03/05/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/30/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (effective 7/1/09)
03/30/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)

SB 1141 Income tax, state; renewable energy property tax credit.

Summary as passed Senate:
Income tax; renewable energy property tax credit.  Provides a tax credit for individuals and corporations for renewable energy property placed in service for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2009. Credits are approved on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot exceed $1,000,000 for individuals and $1,000,000 for corporations in any year. Renewable energy property means solar photovoltaic systems, solar thermal systems, and wind-powered electrical generators. The bill is contingent on supplemental appropriations that may be used for such credit being included in a federal stimulus package adopted by March 27, 2009.

Patron: Lucas

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091925802
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/24/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1141)
01/28/09 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (9-Y 6-N 1-A)
01/28/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 096009260-S1
01/29/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
01/30/09 Senate: Read second time
01/30/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
01/30/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 096009260-S1
01/30/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/02/09 Senate: Read second time
02/02/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1141S1
02/02/09 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
02/02/09 Senate: Recommitted to Finance
02/02/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1141S1)
02/05/09 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
02/05/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 092919260-S2
02/09/09 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Committee substitute reconsidered 096009260-S1 (40-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/10/09 Senate: Read second time
02/10/09 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 096009260-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/10/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 092919260-S2
02/10/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1141S2
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
02/13/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1141S2)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/28/09 House: Left in Finance

SB 1145 Greenhouse gas emissions; State Air Pollution Control Board to adopt regulation requiring reporting.

Summary as passed Senate:
Greenhouse gas emissions; mandatory reporting. Requires that the State Air Pollution Control Board adopt regulations requiring the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources that consume carbon-emitting feedstocks. The regulations would apply only to those sources that emit more than a de minimis amount of greenhouse gas and that are already required to report emissions of other air pollutants. To the extent possible, reporting requirements will incorporate standards and protocols developed by other widely recognized and verified greenhouse gas inventory programs. Beginning in 2010 and every three years thereafter, the Virginia Department of Transportation is required to provide the Department of Environmental Quality with data necessary to maintain a greenhouse gas emissions inventory for roads throughout the Commonwealth. The Board is also authorized to establish a voluntary program allowing persons to register voluntary reductions in direct or indirect emissions of greenhouse gases. The voluntary program may include the reporting of reductions in emissions from motor vehicle fleets owned by persons otherwise required to report emissions from stationary sources.

Patron: Whipple

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093080822
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/26/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1145)
02/02/09 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (8-Y 7-N)
02/02/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 093139822-S1
02/03/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/04/09 Senate: Read second time
02/04/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/04/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 093139822-S1
02/04/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1145S1
02/05/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/06/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/06/09 Senate: Reconsider passed by for the day agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
02/06/09 Senate: Passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
02/13/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1145S1)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/18/09 House: Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (12-Y 8-N)

SB 1146 Biodiesel & green diesel; requires state public bodies to procure only diesel fuel containing 2%.

Summary as passed Senate:
Biodiesel and green diesel; minimum content in state contracts for vehicle fuel. Requires state public bodies to procure only diesel fuel containing, at a minimum, two percent, by volume, biodiesel fuel or green diesel fuel. The requirement will only apply to procurements of diesel fuel for use in on-road internal combustion engines and shall not apply if the cost of such procurement exceeds the cost of unblended diesel fuel by 5 percent or more. Based on a finding of sufficient availability of biodiesel or green diesel, the Governor may increase the requirement of biodiesel fuel or green diesel fuel up to 20 percent by volume.

Patrons: Whipple and Petersen

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095846352
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/02/09 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
02/03/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/04/09 Senate: Read second time
02/04/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/05/09 Senate: Read second time
02/05/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/06/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1146)
02/06/09 Senate: Read second time
02/06/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/09/09 Senate: Read second time
02/09/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
02/09/09 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
02/09/09 Senate: Floor substitute printed 093146352-S1 (Whipple)
02/09/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/09/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/10/09 Senate: Read second time
02/10/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/10/09 Senate: Substitute by Senator Whipple agreed to 093146352-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
02/10/09 Senate: Amendment by Senator Whipple agreed to
02/10/09 Senate: Pending question ordered (37-Y 3-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Motion to reconsider pending question ordered (39-Y 1-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Pending question ordered (22-Y 18-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected (19-Y 21-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment SB1146ES1
02/10/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 093146352-ES1
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/19/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1146ES1)
02/19/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 1-N)
02/19/09 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/28/09 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 1186 Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program; producer of non-advanced neat biofuels may receive.

Summary as passed Senate:
Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program. Distinguishes between advanced biofuels that are made from winter cover crops, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin oil, and algae and those standard biofuels that may be made from agricultural feedstocks such as corn. The program will award a $0.125 per gallon grant for advanced biofuels and a $0.10 per gallon grant for standard biofuels and requires the production of one million gallons per year for eligibility. This bill is identical to HB 2001.

Patron: Hanger

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093105802
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/21/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1186)
02/02/09 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
02/02/09 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
02/02/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 093141802-S1
02/04/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1186S1)
02/05/09 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Read second time
02/10/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/10/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 093141802-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1186S1
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/18/09 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 0-N)
02/19/09 House: Read second time
02/20/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/28/09 Senate: Enrolled
02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1186ER)
02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/04/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1186ER)
03/04/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 525 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0525)

SB 1194 Renewable energy projects; DEQ develop a permit by rule for construction of electrial facilities.

Summary as introduced:
Small renewable energy projects.  Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to develop a permit by rule for the construction and operation of electrical generation facilities that have a maximum capacity of 100 megawatts and that generate electricity only from sunlight, wind, falling water, sustainable biomass, energy from waste, municipal solid waste, wave motion, tides, or geothermal power. A small renewable energy project for which such a permit by rule has been issued will be exempt from requirements that the State Corporation Commission permit its construction and operation. This bill is incorporated into SB 1347.

Patron: Puckett

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096657300
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/02/09 Senate: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
02/02/09 Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
02/09/09 Senate: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB1347-Wagner) (15-Y 0-N)

SB 1201 Home Energy Assistance Program; report effectiveness of low-income energy assistance programs.

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Home Energy Assistance Program.  Changes the survey requirement for the Department of Social Services so that the survey shall be completed biennially in each year that the Department is required to report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of low-income energy assistance programs in meeting the needs of low-income Virginians. 

Patron: Puckett

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093169820
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
01/16/09 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
01/19/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
01/20/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
01/21/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1201)
01/21/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
01/21/09 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
01/21/09 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
01/30/09 House: Placed on Calendar
01/30/09 House: Read first time
01/30/09 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/12/09 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
02/13/09 House: Read second time
02/16/09 House: Read third time
02/16/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/16/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
02/17/09 Senate: Enrolled
02/17/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1201ER)
02/17/09 House: Signed by Speaker
02/18/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1201ER)
02/18/09 Senate: Signed by President
02/25/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 127 (effective 7/1/09)
02/25/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0127)

SB 1212 Clean Energy Financing Program; locality may authorize contracts to finance by ordinance.

Summary as passed:
Clean energy financing.  Grants localities the authority to authorize, by ordinance, contracts to provide loans for the initial acquisition and installation of clean energy improvements.

Patrons: Deeds; Delegate: Toscano

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097665220
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
01/27/09 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
01/28/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 097684220-S1
01/29/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
01/30/09 Senate: Read second time
01/30/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
01/30/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 097684220-S1
01/30/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1212S1
02/02/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/19/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
02/19/09 House: Committee substitute printed 097698220-H1
02/23/09 House: Read second time
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 097698220-H1
02/24/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1212H1
02/24/09 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 Senate: Title replaced 097698220-H1
03/04/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1212ER)
03/05/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/30/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 773 (effective 7/1/09)
03/30/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0773)

SB 1215 Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentive Grant Fund; created.

Summary as introduced:
Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentive Grant Program. Repeals the Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Incentive Grant Program and creates a program to provide financial incentives to companies that manufacture or assemble equipment, systems, or products used to produce renewable energy, nuclear energy, or energy efficiency products. To be eligible for a grant, the manufacturer must make a capital investment greater than $50 million and create at least 200 full-time jobs. The program would be managed by the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy.

Patrons: Deeds; Delegate: Valentine

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093109812
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/02/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1215)
02/02/09 Senate: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
02/02/09 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
02/05/09 Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/17/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (20-Y 0-N)
02/17/09 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/28/09 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 1216 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include solar photovoltaic systems, etc. purchased.

Summary as introduced:
Retail sales and use tax exemptions. Exempts from the retail sales and use tax solar photovoltaic systems, solar thermal systems, and wind-powered electrical generators purchased for installation in or on residential real property.

Patron: Deeds

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091239818
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/28/09 Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
01/29/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
01/30/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
02/02/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1216)
02/11/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/11/09 House: Read first time
02/11/09 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/11/09 House: Assigned Finance sub: 2
02/11/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations
02/16/09 House: Reported from Finance (14-Y 8-N)
02/17/09 House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to (54-Y 43-N)
02/17/09 House: VOTE: --- AGREE TO (54-Y 43-N)
02/17/09 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/28/09 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 1231 Income tax, state; energy-efficient equipment tax credit.

Summary as introduced:
Income tax; energy-efficient equipment tax credit. Grants an income tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, to individuals who purchase energy-efficient equipment for their homes on or after January 1, 2009. The amount of the credit equals five percent of such equipment expenditures but not more than $2,500 total.

Patron: Barker

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091932201
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/24/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1231)
02/11/09 Senate: Left in Finance

SB 1232 HOT lane construction contracts; requirements for minimum average speed for vehicles using.

Summary as introduced:
HOT lane construction contracts.  Requires that HOT lane construction contracts contain requirements for minimum average speed for vehicles using the facility.

Patron: Barker

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093555201
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/02/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1232)
02/10/09 Senate: Left in Transportation

SB 1245 Public Building Authority; financing energy performance-based contract projects.

Summary as passed Senate:
Virginia Public Building Authority; financing energy performance-based contract projects.  Authorizes the Virginia Public Building Authority to issue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for the financing of projects on state-owned buildings that are contracted under an energy performance-based contract. The bill will not become effective unless the State Treasurer, by September 1, 2009, certifies that bonds or indebtedness issued pursuant to the act would not negatively impact the debt capacity of the Commonwealth.

Patrons: Stosch, Stuart, Watkins and Whipple; Delegates: Hall, Ingram, Massie, Nixon and O'Bannon

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092838332
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/23/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1245)
01/28/09 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
01/29/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
01/30/09 Senate: Read second time
01/30/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
01/30/09 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
01/30/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1245E
01/30/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 092838332-E
02/02/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/16/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1245E)
02/16/09 House: Assigned App. sub: Capital Outlay (Ingram)
02/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/28/09 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 1248 Electrical generation; base rates of return for certain types thereof.

Summary as passed:
Energy efficiency programs. Authorizes investor-owned electric utilities to recover, through a rate adjustment clause, the projected and actual costs of designing, implementing, and operating energy efficiency programs and fair and effective peak-shaving programs. The utility may earn a general rate of return on energy efficiency programs. The State Corporation Commission may allow for the recovery of reductions in revenue related to energy efficiency programs, to the extent the revenue is not recovered through off-system sales. Certain large general service customers may be exempted from paying the costs of such energy efficiency programs. The measure also requires electric cooperatives to file assessments of impediments to their implementation of certain rate initiatives.

Patron: Northam

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090111802
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/23/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
01/27/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1248)
02/09/09 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 090223286-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Read second time
02/10/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/10/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 090223286-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1248S1
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/16/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1248S1)
02/19/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
02/19/09 House: Committee substitute printed 090243286-H1
02/23/09 House: Read second time
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 090243286-H1
02/24/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1248H1
02/24/09 House: Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1248H1)
02/25/09 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 Senate: Title replaced 090243286-H1
03/04/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1248ER)
03/05/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1248ER)
03/05/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/30/09 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/30/09 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 099355802-S2
04/07/09 Senate: Placed on Calendar
04/08/09 Senate: Passed by temporarily
04/08/09 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
04/08/09 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (47-Y 50-N)
04/08/09 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (47-Y 50-N)
04/08/09 House: Communicated to Governor

SB 1252 Green Public Buildings Act; certain new or renovated buildings to be built to certain standards.

Summary as passed Senate:
Green Public Buildings Act. Requires public bodies entering the design phase for construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size, or renovating such a building where the cost of renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building, to build to either the Green Globes Green Building Initiative green building rating standard or the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environment Design green building rating standard (LEED). The bill also provides that such buildings shall be designed, constructed, verified, and operated to achieve energy savings that exceed the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASH RAE) Standard 90.1-2004 by at least 15 percent for new construction and 10 percent for major renovation and that the water systems designed for such buildings be required to provide water use savings of at least 25 percent over the baseline standard established in the federal Energy Policy Act of 1992. Exemptions from the requirement may be granted by the Director of the Department of General Services for state construction projects or the governing body of a locality or school board for local projects. The provisions of the bill do not apply to local public bodies and school boards until July 1, 2010.

Patron: Petersen

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092362802
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/29/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1252)
02/04/09 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/04/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 092412293-S1
02/06/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Read second time
02/09/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/09/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 092412293-S1
02/09/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1252S1
02/09/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/11/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/11/09 House: Read first time
02/11/09 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/15/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1252S1)
02/17/09 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
02/17/09 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/18/09 House: Assigned App. sub: Capital Outlay (Ingram)
02/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/28/09 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 1253 Electric service; prohibits electric utilities from charging public schools for service provided.

Summary as introduced:
Electric service provided to public schools and libraries.  Prohibits electric utilities from charging public schools and libraries for service provided to them.

Patron: Deeds

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098715220
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/21/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1253)
01/27/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
02/10/09 Senate: Left in Commerce and Labor

SB 1273 Electric utility regulation; SCC to determine rates of investor-owned electric utilities.

Summary as introduced:
Electric utility regulation. Revises the procedures for setting the rates of investor-owned electric utilities. The State Corporation Commission (SCC) shall determine rates, for each investor-owned incumbent utility, that are just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory. Proceedings shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 56 and shall provide fair rates of return on common equity applicable to the generation and distribution services of the utility. The SCC may use any methodology to determine rates of return it finds is consistent with the public interest. In subsequent biennial reviews, the SCC may order changes in the utility’s rates to ensure that such rates continue to be just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory. Rates, terms and conditions for each service shall be reviewed separately on an unbundled basis, and such reviews shall be conducted in a single, combined proceeding. In the initial rate proceeding, the SCC is required to direct each incumbent electric utility to refund to retail customers the amount by which its actual stranded cost recoveries under capped rates exceeded the stranded costs actually incurred by the utility, which refunds shall be based on customer usage in 2008. Provisions applicable to rate caps shall not be applicable to incumbent electric utilities after the SCC's establishment of new rates. The measure repeals provisions that (i) established parameters in setting the rate of return on equity, (ii) authorize utilities to seek rate adjustment clauses for specific costs on a stand-alone basis, (iii) direct the SCC to approve an enhanced rate of return for certain generation facilities, and (iv) establish various other checks on the utility's rates.

Patrons: Vogel and Reynolds

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098634338
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/21/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1273)
01/26/09 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 0-N)

SB 1283 Motor fuels tax; change in tax basis.

Summary as introduced:
Fuels taxes; change in tax basis.  Replaces $0.05 per gallon of the current fuels tax on gasoline, gasohol, and diesel fuel with a cents-per-gallon tax equal to five percent of the statewide average wholesale price of a gallon of self-serve unleaded regular gasoline. The change to the fuels tax rate would only occur if the statewide weekly average wholesale price of a gallon of self-serve unleaded regular gasoline falls below $0.99 per gallon.

Patron: Newman

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091203280
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/03/09 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (16-Y 0-N)

SB 1296 Energy efficiency & demand response goal; every investor-owned utility in State reduce consumption.

Summary as introduced:
Energy efficiency and demand response goals.  Establishes a goal that every investor-owned utility in the Commonwealth reduce the consumption by their retail customers in the Commonwealth, through implementation of energy efficiency programs, in 2025 by 19 percent compared to the consumption level currently projected for such year. The measure also establishes a goal that such utilities reduce their maximum peak demand in 2025 through their implementation of load-shifting and similar demand response programs to a level that is 26 percent less than the currently projected maximum peak demand for such year. The measure allows utilities to recover costs of designing and operating demand response and energy efficiency programs through a rate adjustment clause, and requires utilities to develop tariffs offering real-time variable rates.

Patrons: Reynolds; Delegate: Armstrong

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093056316
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/23/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
01/26/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1296)
02/10/09 Senate: Left in Commerce and Labor

SB 1338 Science and technology development and commercialization; promotion thereof in State.

Summary as passed:
Promotion of science and technology-based research, development, and commercialization in the Commonwealth. Makes several changes to the Code of Virginia to encourage research, development, and commercialization of advancements in science and technology in the Commonwealth. The bill changes the existing Commonwealth Technology Research Fund to the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund to better focus the moneys available under this program to key areas of research and development in the Commonwealth, to emphasize the importance of commercialization of research and development through matching-funds programs and the leveraging of private and federal funds for commercialization activities, and to provide a loan program for the construction of facilities utilized in commercializing qualified research. Additionally, the bill amends the existing qualified equity and subordinated debt investment tax credit to limit its applicability only to companies engaged in science and technology-related businesses, and to encourage investment in companies focused on commercializing research developed at universities. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Biosciences and Biotechnology in the Commonwealth (House Joint Resolution 248).

Patrons: Herring, Howell, McDougle, Norment, Petersen and Reynolds

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095979736
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/21/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1338)
01/21/09 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
01/23/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
01/26/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
01/27/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
01/28/09 Senate: Read second time
01/28/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
01/29/09 Senate: Read second time
01/29/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
01/29/09 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
01/29/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
01/29/09 Senate: Amendments Set 1 by Senator Cuccinelli rejected
01/29/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
01/29/09 Senate: Amendments Set 2 by Senator Cuccinelli rejected
01/29/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1338E
01/29/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 095979736-E
01/30/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 5-N)
01/30/09 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
01/30/09 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
02/04/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1338E)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
02/18/09 House: Reported from Science and Technology with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
02/20/09 House: Read second time
02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Committee amendments agreed to
02/24/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/24/09 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/25/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/26/09 Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/26/09 Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (10-Y 28-N)
02/26/09 House: House insisted on amendments
02/26/09 House: House requested conference committee
02/26/09 Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
02/26/09 House: Conferees appointed by House
02/26/09 House: Delegates: O'Bannon, Nixon, Sickles
02/26/09 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
02/26/09 Senate: Senators: Herring, Vogel, McEachin
02/28/09 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
02/28/09 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
02/28/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
03/09/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1338ER)
03/09/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/12/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1338ER)
03/30/09 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/07/09 Senate: Placed on Calendar
04/08/09 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
04/08/09 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
04/08/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
04/08/09 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
04/08/09 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1338ER2)
04/08/09 Senate: Reenrolled
04/08/09 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
04/08/09 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/08/09 House: Enacted, Chapter 853 (effective 7/1/09)
04/08/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0853)

SB 1339 Electric utility regulation; directs SCC to require utilities to offer service under tariffs.

Summary as passed:
Electric utility regulation.  Establishes a fourth voluntary renewable portfolio standard goal of 15 percent by 2025. The measure also (i) requires investor-owned electric utilities to develop tariffs offering dynamic rates that vary in accordance with the utility's costs of providing electricity seasonally, daily, and throughout each day; and (ii) requires that rates for utility payments to eligible customer-generators under a net energy metering program be based on the utility's avoided generation costs and the average market value of the renewable attributes for the customer-generator's facility. The measure will become effective if reenacted by the 2010 Session.

Patron: Herring

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090109802
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/22/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1339)
01/23/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
02/09/09 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 090224240-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Read second time
02/10/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/10/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 090224240-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1339S1
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/16/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1339S1)
02/19/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
02/19/09 House: Committee substitute printed 090244240-H1
02/23/09 House: Read second time
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 090244240-H1
02/24/09 House: Amendments by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
02/24/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments SB1339H1
02/24/09 House: Passed House with substitute with amendments (98-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1339H1)
02/25/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/26/09 Senate: House substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N)
02/26/09 Senate: Title replaced 090244240-H1
03/09/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1339ER)
03/09/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/10/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1339ER)
03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/30/09 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/30/09 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 099354802-S2
04/07/09 Senate: Placed on Calendar
04/08/09 Senate: Pending question ordered (32-Y 8-N)
04/08/09 Senate: Amendments specific and severable (21-Y 19-N)
04/08/09 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
04/08/09 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (34-Y 64-N)
04/08/09 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (34-Y 64-N)
04/08/09 House: Communicated to Governor

SB 1345 Energy efficiency in state government; goal of reducing annual cost nonrenewable energy purchases.

Summary as passed Senate:
Energy efficiency in state government. Establishes a goal of reducing the annual cost of nonrenewable energy purchases by each executive branch agency and institution by at least 20 percent of fiscal year 2008 expenditures by fiscal year 2012. Such agencies and institutions are required to implement energy efficiency measures that have a payback period of five years or less, as general fund appropriations become available to the state agency. The bill requires state public bodies entering the design phase for construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size, or renovating such a building where the cost of renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building, to build to either the Green Globes Green Building Initiative green building rating standard or the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environment Design green building rating standard (LEED). The bill also provides that such buildings shall be designed, constructed, verified, and operated to achieve energy savings that exceed the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASH RAE) Standard 90.1-2004 by at least 15 percent for new construction and 10 percent for major renovation and that the water systems designed for such buildings be required to provide water use savings of at least 25 percent over the baseline standard established in the federal Energy Policy Act of 1992.

Patron: Wagner

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090026340
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/04/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1345)
02/04/09 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
02/04/09 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
02/05/09 Senate: Reported from Finance (12-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Read second time
02/10/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
02/10/09 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
02/10/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1345E
02/10/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 090026340-E
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/16/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1345E)
02/17/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (20-Y 0-N)
02/17/09 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/19/09 House: Assigned App. sub: Capital Outlay (Ingram)
02/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/28/09 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 1346 Coastal Energy Research Consortium; makes certain technical corrections to membership.

Summary as passed Senate:
Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium.  Makes certain technical corrections to the membership of the Consortium; specifies the eligibility of certain parties to be appointed to the board of directors; adds the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, or his designee as the lead agency for the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, as a member of the board of directors; and broadens one of the responsibilities of the Consortium from researching "the feasibility of recovering fuel gases from methane hydrates and increasing the Commonwealth's reliance on other forms of coastal energy" to "the feasibility of increasing the Commonwealth's reliance on all domestic forms of coastal energy."

Patrons: Wagner and Cuccinelli

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093099340
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/22/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1346)
01/26/09 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
01/28/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
01/29/09 Senate: Read second time
01/29/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
01/29/09 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
01/29/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1346E
01/29/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 093099340-E
01/30/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/13/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1346E)
02/17/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (20-Y 0-N)
02/19/09 House: Read second time
02/20/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/28/09 Senate: Enrolled
02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1346ER)
02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/01/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1346ER)
03/04/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 575 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0575)

SB 1347 Small renewable energy projects; DEQ to develop procedure permitting construction and operation.

Summary as enacted with Governor's Recommendations:
Small renewable energy projects; penalty. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to develop a permit or permits by rule for the construction and operation of small renewable energy projects that have a maximum capacity of 100 megawatts if they generate electricity from sunlight, wind, or falling water, wave motion, tides, or geothermal power, or 20 megawatts if they generate electricity from biomass, energy from waste, or municipal solid waste. A small renewable energy project for which such a permit by rule has been issued will be exempt from requirements that the State Corporation Commission permit its construction and operation. However, the Commission will retain jurisdiction regarding use of rights-of-way and interconnection of such facilities. Fees collected from owners and operators of small renewable energy projects will be paid into a special nonreverting fund in the state treasury. Violations are subject to civil and criminal penalties. SB 1194 is incorporated. HB 2175 is identical.

Patrons: Wagner and Norment

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090115804
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/23/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
01/28/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1347)
02/09/09 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 090181340-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Read second time
02/10/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/10/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 090181340-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1347S1
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N 1-A)
02/12/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1347S1)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/19/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
02/19/09 House: Committee substitute printed 090241340-H1
02/23/09 House: Read second time
02/24/09 Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1347S1)
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 090241340-H1
02/24/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1347H1
02/24/09 House: Passed House with substitute (76-Y 21-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (76-Y 21-N)
02/25/09 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 4-N)
02/25/09 Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 4-N)
02/25/09 Senate: Title replaced 090241340-H1
02/26/09 Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1347H1)
03/09/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1347ER)
03/10/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/11/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1347ER)
03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/30/09 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/07/09 Senate: Placed on Calendar
04/08/09 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 2-N)
04/08/09 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 2-N)
04/08/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 2-N)
04/08/09 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
04/08/09 Senate: Reenrolled
04/08/09 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1347ER2)
04/08/09 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
04/08/09 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/08/09 House: Enacted, Chapter 854 (effective 7/1/09)
04/08/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0854)

SB 1348 Electricity; SCC to conduct proceeding to determine appropriate energy conservation, etc.

Summary as enacted with Governor's Recommendations:
Demand-side management, energy conservation, energy efficiency, and demand reduction. Directs the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to conduct a proceeding to determine achievable, cost-effective energy conservation and demand response targets that can be accomplished through demand-side management portfolios administered by generating electric utilities. The SCC is required to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 15, 2009. The measure also requires the SCC to approve a demand-side management program that is proposed by a certain generating electric utility or a qualified nonutility provider if certain conditions are satisfied. The Air Pollution Control Board, in consultation with the SCC and Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, is required to adopt a general permit for certain generation facilities that participate in voluntary demand response programs. The measure also directs the Air Pollution Control Board to adopt a general permit or permits for the use of back-up generation, in order to allow emergency generation sources to operate during periods that the independent system operator has notified electric utilities that an emergency exists or may occur. HB 2531 is identical.

Patron: Wagner

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 089646340
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/23/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
01/30/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1348)
02/09/09 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 090180340-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Read second time
02/10/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/10/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 090180340-S1
02/10/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1348S1
02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/16/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1348S1)
02/19/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (17-Y 5-N)
02/23/09 House: Read second time
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Committee amendments agreed to
02/24/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/24/09 House: Passed House with amendments (77-Y 20-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (77-Y 20-N)
02/25/09 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (32-Y 5-N)
03/09/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1348ER)
03/10/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1348ER)
03/10/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/30/09 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/30/09 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 099351802-S2
04/07/09 Senate: Placed on Calendar
04/08/09 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 2-N)
04/08/09 Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
04/08/09 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N)
04/08/09 House: Passed by temporarily
04/08/09 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 2-N)
04/08/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (93-Y 2-N)
04/08/09 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
04/08/09 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1348ER2)
04/08/09 Senate: Reenrolled
04/08/09 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
04/08/09 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/08/09 House: Enacted, Chapter 855 (effective 7/1/09)
04/08/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0855)

SB 1349 Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure Development Compact; established.

Summary as passed:
Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure Development Compact. Establishes the Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure Development Compact. Under the bill, the party states to the compact will be Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. The purposes of the compact are to (i) study, develop, and promote coordinated research and planning of the design, construction, utility interconnection, financing, and operation of offshore wind energy infrastructure and operations directly adjacent to the shores of the party states, (ii) coordinate federal, state, and local government efforts, and (iii) seek funding. The compact provides for a board with five representatives from each party state, three of whom are to be appointed by the Governor, one by the Speaker of the House, and one by the Senate. The measure takes effect upon enactment by Virginia and three of the other named states.

Patrons: Wagner and Cuccinelli

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092371340
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/27/09 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
01/29/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
01/30/09 Senate: Read second time
01/30/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
01/30/09 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
01/30/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1349E
01/30/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 092371340-E
02/02/09 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/02/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/03/09 Senate: Read second time
02/03/09 Senate: Committee amendments reconsidered (38-Y 0-N)
02/03/09 Senate: Committee amendments rejected
02/03/09 Senate: Floor substitute printed 092428340-S1 (Wagner)
02/03/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/03/09 Senate: Substitute by Senator Wagner agreed to 092428340-S1
02/03/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1349S1
02/04/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/11/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/11/09 House: Read first time
02/11/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/12/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1349S1)
02/17/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (19-Y 0-N)
02/19/09 House: Read second time
02/20/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Committee amendment agreed to
02/24/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/24/09 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
03/09/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1349ER)
03/09/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1349ER)
03/10/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 316 (effective -see bill)
03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0316)

SB 1350 Marine Resources Commission; authority to lease subaqueous lands for generating electrical energy.

Summary as passed:
Marine Resources Commission; offshore renewable resources.  Provides the Marine Resources Commission with the authority to lease subaqueous lands for the purpose of generating electrical energy from wave or tidal action, currents, offshore winds, or thermal or salinity gradients and transmit energy from such sources to shore and requires that any leases require a royalty. All royalties collected will be appropriated to the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium. The Marine Resources Commission is also directed to (i) identify 100 acres suitable for use by the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium as a research site, and (ii) determine whether sufficient and appropriate subaqueous lands exist to support a commercial offshore wind farm and, if such land exists, offer it for development in a lease auction.

Patron: Wagner

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093111340
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/19/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1350)
01/26/09 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
01/27/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
01/28/09 Senate: Read second time
01/28/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
01/28/09 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
01/28/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1350E
01/28/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 093111340-E
01/29/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/05/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1350E)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/17/09 House: Referred from Commerce and Labor
02/17/09 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/18/09 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (20-Y 0-N)
02/19/09 House: Read second time
02/20/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/24/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/25/09 House: Read third time
02/25/09 House: Committee amendment agreed to
02/25/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/25/09 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
02/26/09 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
03/09/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1350ER)
03/09/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/11/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1350ER)
03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/30/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 766 (effective 7/1/09)
03/30/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0766)

SB 1357 Clean fuel vehicle job creation tax credit; adds advanced biofuels.

Summary as passed:
Clean fuel vehicle job creation tax credit; adds advanced biofuels. Expands the types of fuels to which the new jobs must relate in order to qualify for the credit by including fuels derived from any cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin that is derived from renewable biomass or algae.  The bill also reorganizes the definition of "job" and the list of approved job fields to simplify and clarify eligibility requirements for the tax credit.

Patron: Hanger

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093090472
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/23/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1357)
01/28/09 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
01/29/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
01/30/09 Senate: Read second time
01/30/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
01/30/09 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
01/30/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1357E
01/30/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 093090472-E
02/02/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1357E)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/17/09 House: Reported from Finance (21-Y 1-N)
02/17/09 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/18/09 House: Assigned App. sub: Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources(Cox)
02/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
02/23/09 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (24-Y 0-N)
02/23/09 House: Committee substitute printed 092649696-H1
02/24/09 House: Read second time
02/25/09 House: Read third time
02/25/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 092649696-H1
02/25/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1357H1
02/25/09 House: Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
02/26/09 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
02/26/09 Senate: Title replaced 092649696-H1
03/09/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1357ER)
03/09/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/20/09 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1357ER)
03/30/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 730 (effective 1/1/09)
03/30/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730)

SB 1358 Alternative fuel tax; exemption for agricultural operations.

Summary as passed:
Alternative fuel tax exemption for agricultural operations.  Exempts from the alternative fuel tax any alternative fuel produced by the owner or lessee of an agricultural operation, as defined in § 3.2-300, and used (i) exclusively for farm use by the owner or lessee or (ii) in any motor vehicles operated by the producer of such fuel.

Patron: Hanger

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095841472
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/20/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1358)
01/21/09 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
01/22/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
01/23/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
01/26/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
01/30/09 House: Placed on Calendar
01/30/09 House: Read first time
01/30/09 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/11/09 House: Assigned Finance sub: 1
02/11/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
02/16/09 House: Reported from Finance with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
02/17/09 House: Read second time
02/18/09 House: Read third time
02/18/09 House: Committee amendment agreed to
02/18/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/18/09 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/18/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
02/18/09 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/23/09 Senate: Enrolled
02/23/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1358ER)
02/23/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1358ER)
02/24/09 House: Signed by Speaker
02/25/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 530 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0530)

SB 1427 Energy Plan; promotes use of sustainable biofuels made from traditional agricultural crops, etc.

Summary as passed Senate:
Virginia Energy Plan; biofuels made from nonfood crops. Amends the Virginia Energy Plan to reorganize the objective of increasing Virginia's reliance on and production of sustainably produced biofuels made from traditional agricultural crops and other feedstocks, and to support the delivery infrastructure needed for statewide distribution to consumers. HB 2002 is identical.

Patron: Hanger

01/15/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 095849232
01/15/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/26/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1427)
01/26/09 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
01/28/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
01/29/09 Senate: Read second time
01/29/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
01/29/09 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
01/29/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1427E
01/29/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 095849232-E
01/30/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/13/09 House: Read first time
02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/13/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1427E)
02/17/09 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (20-Y 0-N)
02/19/09 House: Read second time
02/20/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/24/09 House: Read third time
02/24/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
03/04/09 Senate: Enrolled
03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1427ER)
03/04/09 Senate: Signed by President
03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/30/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 768 (effective 7/1/09)
03/30/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0768)

SB 1440 Electric utilities; include in integrated resource plan reduce customers' electricity consumption.

Summary as introduced:
Integrated resource planning; electrical consumption.  Requires each electric utility to include in its integrated resource plan, and amendments thereto, a plan for the utility to reduce its customers' electricity consumption by 2025 to a level that is 19 percent less than the forecasted 2025 consumption level, through investments in programs that will reduce the amount of base load power that the utility will be required to make available to meet expected customer consumption.  The measure requires electric cooperatives to prepare integrated resource plans on the same terms applicable to investor-owned electric utilities.  If a utility fails to comply with a benchmark, it is required to pay an alternate compliance payment in an amount not to exceed three cents per kilowatt hour consumed in excess of the benchmark amount.  Funds collected from alternate compliance payments are to be deposited in a special fund named the Virginia Energy Efficiency and Integrated Resource Plan Compliance Fund.  The Fund shall be used to finance financial incentives, including grants and low-interest loans, to persons other than utilities for the implementation of energy efficiency and conservation programs.

Patron: Herring

01/19/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 090140240
01/19/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/23/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
02/05/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1440)
02/10/09 Senate: Left in Commerce and Labor

SB 1447 Energy Efficiency Commission; established, report.

Summary as introduced:
Energy efficiency by electric utilities.  Requires investor-owned electric utilities and electric cooperatives to implement energy efficiency programs.  Utilities are eligible to recover costs of approved programs that achieve quantifiable, observable savings where the scope of the program is sufficient to reduce demand from retail customers by amounts needed to attain a targeted 19 percent consumption reduction goal by 2025.  Investor-owned electric utilities are also eligible to earn a 200 basis points' enhanced return on equity on investments in approved energy efficiency programs.  The integrated resource plans developed by electric utilities shall include investments in energy efficiency resources sufficient to achieve a 19 percent reduction in the utility customer's consumption in 2025, compared to the projected level of consumption that would occur without such investments.  The net energy metering program shall be revised to supplement energy efficiency programs.  The State Corporation Commission is required to develop regulations that provide access to the electrical grid by distributed generators with combined heat and power systems.  The measure requires electric cooperatives to prepare integrated resource plans on the same terms applicable to investor-owned electric utilities.  If a utility fails to comply with a benchmark, it is required to pay an alternate compliance payment in an amount not to exceed 3 cents per kilowatt hour consumed in excess of the benchmark amount.  Funds collected from alternate compliance payments are to be deposited in a special fund named the Virginia Energy Efficiency and Integrated Resource Plan Compliance Fund.  The Fund shall be used to finance financial incentives, including grants and low-interest loans, to persons other than utilities for the implementation of energy efficiency and conservation programs.  A Virginia Energy Efficiency Commission is established as an advisory Commission in the executive branch to evaluate the success of energy efficiency programs, to verify the achievements of such programs, and to identify new cost-effective opportunities for new energy efficiency programs.

Patron: McEachin

01/19/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 098677273
01/19/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/23/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
02/05/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1447)
02/09/09 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (8-Y 7-N)

SB 1452 Energy Efficiency Programs; created.

Summary as introduced:
Energy efficiency programs.  Imposes a $1 per month surcharge on rates for retail customers of investor-owned electric utilities and distribution electric cooperatives.  The moneys generated from the charge will be deposited in the Energy Efficiency Fund, which shall be administered by a program administrator selected by the State Corporation Commission subject to the approval of the Governor.  The program administrator is charged with developing energy efficiency plans and, if approved by the SCC, implementing such plans.  The SCC shall approve a proposed energy efficiency plan if it is consistent with energy objectives of the Virginia Energy Plan.

Patron: Petersen

01/20/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 090104293
01/20/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/23/09 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
01/30/09 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1452)
02/09/09 Senate: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter (15-Y 0-N)
02/09/09 Senate: Subject matter referred by letter to the Comm. on Energy & Environ. pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L)

SB 1523 Southeastern Public Service Authority; required to entertain reasonable landfill gas contract offer.

Summary as passed:
Southeastern Public Service Authority.  Requires the Southeastern Public Service Authority of Virginia to, in good faith, entertain any and all reasonable landfill gas contract offers that have the potential to result in landfill gas-to-fuel or landfill gas-to-electricity and steam generation, thereby creating green-energy job opportunities and revenue to the area served by the Authority.

Patrons: Quayle; Delegate: Jones

01/23/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 097676308
01/23/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/03/09 Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
02/05/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/05/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1523)
02/06/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
02/09/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/11/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/11/09 House: Read first time
02/11/09 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/17/09 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
02/18/09 House: Read second time
02/19/09 House: Read third time
02/19/09 House: Committee amendment agreed to
02/19/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/19/09 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/19/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/23/09 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/28/09 Senate: Enrolled
02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1523ER)
02/28/09 Senate: Signed by President
02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
03/04/09 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1523ER)
03/25/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 178 (effective 3/25/09)
03/25/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0178)

SJ 319 Home energy consumption; Housing Commission to study.

Summary as introduced:
Study; home energy consumption; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Commission to study home energy consumption.

Patrons: Whipple, Barker, Herring, Howell, Petersen and Ticer; Delegates: Amundson, Brink, Bulova, Ebbin, Eisenberg, Englin, Hugo, Marsden, Plum, Rust, Sickles, Vanderhye and Watts

01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097443352
01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/26/09 Senate: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
01/30/09 Senate: Reported from Rules
02/02/09 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
02/03/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
02/04/09 Senate: Read third time
02/04/09 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
02/11/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/11/09 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
02/16/09 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
02/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
02/28/09 House: Left in Rules

SJ 357 Rapid transit service network; continues mandate of study.

Summary as introduced:
Study; rapid transit service network; report. Continues the mandate of the joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of creating a regional rapid transit network for connecting existing and emerging population centers in major transportation corridors for a second year.

Patrons: Barker, Colgan, Petersen and Puller; Delegates: Frederick, May, Rust and Watts

01/14/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093522201
01/14/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/26/09 Senate: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
01/30/09 Senate: Reported from Rules
02/02/09 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
02/03/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
02/04/09 Senate: Read third time
02/04/09 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
02/11/09 House: Placed on Calendar
02/11/09 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
02/16/09 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
02/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
02/23/09 House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
02/25/09 House: Passed by for the day
02/26/09 House: Taken up
02/26/09 House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/26/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
03/06/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ357ER)

Counts: SB: 54 SJ: 2