Electric utilities; notice of renewable power options. (HB444)
Introduced By
Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond)
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
Notice to customers of renewable electric power options. Expands the requirement that investor-owned utilities provide customers with information on purchasing renewable energy by requiring the notice to provide information on electric energy provided by 100 percent renewable sources. The measure also requires the notice to include information on each type and approximate percentage of renewable resource used to fulfill each option's electricity generation and the location of each generating source. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2016 | Committee |
| 01/07/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102169D |
| 01/07/2016 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/14/2016 | Impact statement from SCC (HB444) |
| 01/19/2016 | Assigned to sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy |
| 01/19/2016 | Assigned C & L sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy |
| 02/09/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (13-Y 0-N) |
| 02/11/2016 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105376D-H1 |
| 02/13/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/15/2016 | Read second time |
| 02/15/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105376D-H1 |
| 02/15/2016 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB444H1 |
| 02/16/2016 | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 2-A) |
| 02/16/2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N 2-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/17/2016 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/17/2016 | Impact statement from SCC (HB444H1) |
| 02/22/2016 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2016 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2016 | Enrolled |
| 02/29/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB444ER) |
| 02/29/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/01/2016 | Impact statement from SCC (HB444ER) |
| 03/03/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/04/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/4/16 |
| 03/04/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016 |
| 03/07/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 248 (effective 7/1/16) |
| 03/07/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0248) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 97, NOS, ZERO. AYES 97, NOS, ZERO, THE BILL IS PASSED. TURNING TO PAGE 47, HOUSE BILL 517, A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT A SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TOTHE BILL PASSES. HOUSE BILL 444, A BILL RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITIES, NOTICE OF RENEWABLE POWER OPTIONS. REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND LABOR. THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA BEACH, SENATOR WAGNER.
Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SNAKES AND I MOVE THAT WE PASS HOUSE BILL 444 AND SPEAKING TO THAT MOTION.
[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.
Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach): MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IDENTICAL TO A BILL WE PASSED THAT DEALS WITH HOW UTILITIES WILL NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH REGARDS TO THEIR RENEWABLE POWER OPTIONS. I RENEW THE MOTION.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS SHALL HOUSE BILL 444 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. THE BILL PASSES.