VA HB1140 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Clean School Bus Grant Fund and Program; establishment. Establishes the Clean School Bus Grant Fund and requires the Department of Education to establish the Clean School Bus Grant Program for the purpose of (i) awarding grants from the Fund on a competitive basis to school boards for (a) the complete replacement of existing diesel school buses with electric school buses no later than 2030, (b) the implementation of recharging infrastructure or other infrastructure needed to charge or maintain such electric school buses, and (c) workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, and operation of such electric school buses and (ii) developing education outreach to promote the Program. The bill contains provisions relating to grant applications, priority, awards, and uses. The bill requires the Department of Education to make available to the public and annually report to the General Assembly certain information relating to the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2030.
Title
Clean School Bus Grant Fund and Program; created and established.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-11 | House | Left in Appropriations |
| 2020-02-06 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2020-02-06 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 3-N) |
| 2020-02-06 | House | Committee substitute printed 20107672D-H1 |
| 2020-02-04 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2020-02-04 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) |
| 2020-01-28 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 2020-01-22 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2020-01-22 | House | Referred from Education by voice vote |
| 2020-01-13 | House | Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12 |
| 2020-01-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2020-01-07 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104269D |
