SB718: Renewable energy; investor-owned electric utilities report annually on efforts to conserve energy.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Toddy Puller (D-36)

Toddy Puller
(D-36)
Served: 2000–
Progress
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Status
03/21/2008: signed by governor
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- 01/17/2008 Presented and ordered printed 080086304
- 01/17/2008 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB718)
- 02/04/2008 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/06/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/07/2008 Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/08/2008 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/08/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/08/2008 Communicated to House
- 02/13/2008 Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2008 Read first time
- 02/13/2008 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/19/2008 Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/21/2008 Read second time
- 02/22/2008 Read third time
- 02/22/2008 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/25/2008 Enrolled
- 02/25/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB718ER)
- 02/25/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/2008 Signed by President
- 02/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB718ER)
- 03/06/2008 Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/06/2008 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/06/2008 Placed on Calendar
- 03/07/2008 Passed by temporarily
- 03/07/2008 Passed by for the day
- 03/08/2008 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/08/2008 Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/08/2008 Passed by temporarily
- 03/08/2008 Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/08/2008 Communicated to Governor
- 03/21/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/21/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651)
Summary
Renewable energy and energy conservation. Requires
investor-owned electric utilities to report annually on their efforts to
conserve energy. The measure also requires the Virginia Energy Plan to be
updated by July 1, 2010, and every four years thereafter. Currently, the Energy
Plan is required to be updated in July 2012 and every five years thereafter.
The measure also requires utilities to report annually on their efforts to meet
the renewable portfolio standard goals, renewable generation overall, and
relevant advances in renewable energy generation technology.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight
has video: 01/17/2008, 01/28/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/21/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/25/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/28/2008, 02/28/2008, 03/06/2008, 03/07/2008 and 03/07/2008.
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