Virginia House Bill 73 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-28 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Electric utilities; definitions; public interest; aggregate capacity requirements for renewable energy facilities; cost recovery. Amends certain provisions related to the Air Pollution Control Board's regulation of carbon dioxide emissions. The bill removes certain requirements for energy efficiency pilot programs to be considered in the public interest. The bill removes aggregate capacity requirements for renewable energy generating facilities, including facilities utilizing energy derived from sunlight, onshore wind, and offshore wind. The bill further removes requirements for the State Corporation Commission's methodology in determining the reasonableness and prudence of costs related to a request for cost recovery for an offshore wind facility by a Phase II Utility. Electric utilities; definitions; public interest; aggregate capacity requirements for renewable energy facilities; cost recovery. Amends certain provisions related to the Air Pollution Control Board's regulation of carbon dioxide emissions. The bill removes certain requirements for energy efficiency pilot programs to be considered in the public interest. The bill removes aggregate capacity requirements for renewable energy generating facilities, including facilities utilizing energy derived from sunlight, onshore wind, and offshore wind. The bill further removes requirements for the State Corporation Commission's methodology in determining the reasonableness and prudence of costs related to a request for cost recovery for an offshore wind facility by a Phase II Utility. The bill removes the requirement that the State Corporation Commission must wait until a certain report is received by the General Assembly prior to issuing a certificate of public convenience and necessity for any investor-owned utility to own, operate, or construct any electric generating unit that emits carbon as a by-product of combusting fuel to generate electricity.

Electric utilities; definitions, aggregate capacity requirements for renewable energy facilities.

Del. Lee Ware [R]

2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) (Y: 53 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-28	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 5-N)
2022-02-18	Senate	Assigned C&L sub: Energy
2022-02-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2022-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-14	House	VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
2022-02-14	House	Read third time and passed House (53-Y 47-N)
2022-02-11	House	Printed as engrossed 22101104D-E
2022-02-11	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB73E
2022-02-11	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2022-02-11	House	Read second time
2022-02-10	House	Read first time
2022-02-08	House	Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
2022-02-03	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N)
2022-02-01	House	Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
2022-01-04	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2022-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101104D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	1308	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB73
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB73+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB73E+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105958A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB73AH
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB73F171+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB73FE171+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H2302V0039+HB0073
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H23V0084+HB0073
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0792+HB0073
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S02V0150+HB0073