Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program; producer of non-advanced neat biofuels eligible. (HB2001)

Introduced By

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program. Distinguishes between next generation cellulosic biofuels that are made from winter cover crops, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin oil, and algae and standard biofuels that may be made from agricultural feedstocks. The program will award a $0.10 per gallon grant for cellulosic biofuels and a $0.075 per gallon grant for standard biofuels and requires the production of one million gallons per year for eligibility. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2009Committee
01/13/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093106802
01/13/2009Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/21/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB2001)
01/28/2009Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2009Committee substitute printed 093134802-H1
01/29/2009Read first time
01/30/2009Read second time
01/30/2009Committee substitute agreed to 093134802-H1
01/30/2009Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2001H1
02/02/2009Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/02/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2009Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/02/2009Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/02/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
02/03/2009Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/04/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB2001H1)
02/09/2009Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2009Passed by for the day
02/11/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2009Read third time
02/12/2009Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2009Enrolled
02/16/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2001ER)
02/16/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB2001ER)
02/17/2009Signed by Speaker
02/17/2009Signed by President
02/23/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 19 (effective 7/1/09)
02/23/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0019)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 55 seconds.