Renewable energy; expands definition. (SB492)
Introduced By
Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Renewable energy. Expands the definition of renewable energy to include landfill gas. The measure also provides that the RPS Goals under the renewable energy portfolio standard program may be composed of renewable thermal energy equivalents. A renewable thermal energy equivalent is the thermal energy output from a renewable-fueled combined heat and power generation facility that is (i) constructed, or renovated and improved, after January 1, 2012, (ii) located in the Commonwealth, and (iii) utilized in industrial processes other than the combined heat and power generation facility, where thermal energy is expressed as an equivalent number of megawatt hours. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 |
01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103347D |
01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/18/2012 | Impact statement from SCC (SB492) |
01/23/2012 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2012 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/27/2012 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
02/13/2012 | Read first time |
02/13/2012 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/16/2012 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2012 | Read second time |
02/21/2012 | Read third time |
02/21/2012 | Passed House (88-Y 10-N 1-A) |
02/21/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 10-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2012 | Enrolled |
02/24/2012 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB492ER) |
02/24/2012 | Impact statement from SCC (SB492ER) |
02/24/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
02/27/2012 | Signed by President |
03/08/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 200 (effective 7/1/12) |
03/08/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200) |
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 1 minute.