Agricultural waste; excludes any farm, etc., that owns & operates facilities within State. (HB2171)
Introduced By
Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-McLean) with support from 15 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Joe Bouchard (D-Virginia Beach), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas), Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Shannon Valentine (D-Lynchburg), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Electrical generation from agricultural waste. Excludes any farm or aggregation of farms that owns and operates facilities within the Commonwealth for the generation of electric energy from waste-to-energy technology, including methane digesters, from regulation as a public utility, public service corporation, or public service company. To be eligible for such designation, a person must obtain at least 51 percent of its annual gross income from agricultural operations and produce the agricultural waste that is used as feedstock in the generation of the electricity. Such generator will be permitted to interconnect to the electric grid in accordance with regulations to be adopted by the State Corporation Commission. The measure also provides that such generators of electricity shall not be considered "manufacturers" under any provision of the Code of Virginia. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/14/2009 | Committee |
01/14/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091245440 |
01/14/2009 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/20/2009 | Impact statement from SCC (HB2171) |
01/26/2009 | Assigned C & L sub: 3 Energy |
02/04/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) |
02/05/2009 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2009 | Committee substitute printed 090185762-H1 |
02/08/2009 | Read first time |
02/09/2009 | Read second time |
02/09/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 090185762-H1 |
02/09/2009 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2171H1 |
02/10/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2009 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
02/10/2009 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/11/2009 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/16/2009 | Impact statement from SCC (HB2171H1) |
02/23/2009 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2009 | Read third time |
02/25/2009 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/04/2009 | Enrolled |
03/04/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2171ER) |
03/05/2009 | Impact statement from SCC (HB2171ER) |
03/05/2009 | Signed by President |
03/06/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
03/30/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 746 (effective 7/1/09) |
03/30/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0746) |