Biodiesel or green diesel fuel; minimum content in state contracts for vehicle fuel. (SB272)

Introduced By

Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)

Progress

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

Description

Biodiesel and green diesel; minimum content in state contracts for vehicle fuel. Requires state public bodies to procure only diesel fuel containing, at a minimum, two percent, by volume, biodiesel fuel or green diesel fuel. The requirement will only apply to procurements of diesel fuel for use in on-road internal combustion engines and shall not apply if (i) such fuel is not practically available or (ii) the cost of such procurement exceeds the cost of unblended diesel fuel by five percent or more. Based on a finding of sufficient availability of biodiesel or green diesel, the Governor may increase the requirement of biodiesel fuel or green diesel fuel up to 20 percent by volume. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

View Bill's History

01/12/2010 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100653D
01/12/2010 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/20/2010 Passed by for the day in General Laws and Technology
01/27/2010 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2010 Rereferred to Finance
01/28/2010 Impact statement from DPB (SB272)
02/03/2010 Impact statement from DPB (SB272)
02/11/2010 Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2010 Read second time
02/16/2010 Reading of amendment waived
02/16/2010 Committee amendment agreed to
02/16/2010 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB272E
02/16/2010 Printed as engrossed 10100653D-E
02/16/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2010 Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2010 Placed on Calendar
02/17/2010 Read first time
02/17/2010 Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/18/2010 Impact statement from DPB (SB272E)
02/24/2010 Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
02/25/2010 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
02/25/2010 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
03/02/2010 Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2010 Committee substitute printed 10105693D-H1
03/02/2010 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
03/04/2010 Impact statement from DPB (SB272H1)
03/04/2010 Assigned App. sub: General Government
03/08/2010 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
03/08/2010 Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010 Read second time
03/09/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010 VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010 Motion to reconsider constitutional reading dispensed agreed to
03/09/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010 VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010 Committee substitute agreed to 10105693D-H1
03/09/2010 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB272H1
03/09/2010 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010 House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010 Title replaced 10105693D-H1
03/14/2010 Left in Appropriations
03/22/2010 Enrolled
03/22/2010 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB272ER)
03/22/2010 Impact statement from DPB (SB272ER)
03/22/2010 Signed by Speaker
03/25/2010 Signed by President
04/11/2010 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 458 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0458)

Comments

Laura G writes:

(I tagged this bill hunger because use of biodiesel fuel drives up the cost of grains and, therefore, contributes to hunger.)

Posted 25 months ago. #

Poll Results

1 vote

Bill Text

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