Virginia Senate Bill 988 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-05 - VOTE: DEFEATED (43-Y 54-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Electric utilities; electric school bus projects. Authorizes Dominion Energy Virginia to implement projects designed to encourage the proliferation of school buses that are fueled in whole or in part by electricity, along with associated charging and other infrastructure, for the purpose of transporting students and that may also serve as electric grid stabilization or peak shaving resources. Under an electric school bus project, Dominion Energy Virginia may (i) purchase, own, manage, or control electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (ii) enter into third-party agreements for the purchase, lease, or use of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (iii) enter into agreements with any school board of any public school division located in the Commonwealth for joint ownership of or for leasing on commercially competitive terms of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (iv) provide financial incentives or rebates to any school board to promote or facilitate the purchase and ownership by such public school board of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; and (v) engage in other activities to promote the development and proliferation of electric school bus transportation in the Commonwealth. The bill also provides a tax exemption for electric school buses and associated charging and other infrastructure that is related or incidental to an authorized electric school bus project.

Electric utilities; electric school bus projects.

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]

2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (43-Y 54-N) (Y: 43 N: 54 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-03 - House - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (35-Y 57-N) (Y: 35 N: 57 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-27 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: DEFEATED (43-Y 54-N)
2020-03-05	House	Defeated by House (43-Y 54-N)
2020-03-05	House	Read third time
2020-03-04	House	Passed by for the day
2020-03-03	House	Passed by for the day
2020-03-03	House	Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2020-03-03	House	VOTE: DEFEATED (35-Y 57-N)
2020-03-03	House	Defeated by House (35-Y 57-N)
2020-03-03	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20109356D-H1
2020-03-03	House	Read third time
2020-03-02	House	Read second time
2020-02-27	House	Committee substitute printed 20109356D-H1
2020-02-27	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
2020-02-14	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-02-14	House	Read first time
2020-02-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB988S1
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20107510D-S1
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-09	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20107510D-S1
2020-02-09	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
2020-01-23	Senate	Assigned C&L sub: Energy
2020-01-15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-01-15	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 20105634D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	1	3660	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB988
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB988+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB988S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB988H1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0109+SB0988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0459SB0988+SB0988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0528SB0988+SB0988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0575SB0988+SB0988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0331+SB0988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1751+SB0988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2015+SB0988