Virginia House Bill 1979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Electric vehicle rebate program; creation and funding; report. Creates a rebate program for the purchase or lease of new and used electric vehicles, to be administered by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. A purchaser or lessee of a new or used electric vehicle would receive a $2,500 rebate at the time of purchase, and a purchaser or lessee with an annual household income that does not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty level would be entitled to an additional $2,000 rebate for a new electric vehicle and $500 for a used electric vehicle beginning in taxable year 2022. The bill also establishes an Electric Vehicle Rebate Advisory Council to oversee the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program and to make recommendations regarding its implementation. The Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy is required to report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the Program. The program expires on January 1, 2027. Electric vehicle rebate program; creation and funding; report. Creates a rebate program for the purchase or lease of new and used electric vehicles, to be administered by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. A purchaser or lessee of a new or used electric vehicle would receive a $2,500 rebate at the time of purchase, and a purchaser or lessee with an annual household income that does not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty level would be entitled to an additional $2,000 rebate for a new electric vehicle and $500 for a used electric vehicle beginning in taxable year 2022. The bill also establishes an Electric Vehicle Rebate Advisory Council to oversee the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program and to make recommendations regarding its implementation. The Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy is required to report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the Program. The program expires on January 1, 2027.

Electric vehicle rebate program; creation and funding, report, sunset date.

Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]
Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]
Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Martha Mugler [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (Y: 55 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2021-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-05	House	VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
2021-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
2021-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1979H1
2021-02-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21104242D-H1
2021-02-04	House	Read second time
2021-02-03	House	Read first time
2021-02-03	House	Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
2021-02-01	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-02-01	House	Committee substitute printed 21104242D-H1
2021-02-01	House	Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2021-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
2021-01-16	House	Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
2021-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Finance
2021-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102817D

HB1979 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	1509.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	2626.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	433.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	439.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB1979
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1979+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1979H1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/21104259.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1979F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1003V0002+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H10V0045+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H02V0102+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1496+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S05V0197+HB1979