Water utilities; retail rates of affiliated utilities, definitions, etc. (SB1492)

Introduced By

Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)

Progress

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

Description

Water utilities; retail supply choice. Establishes a procedure under which investor-owned water utilities operating in Virginia may be required to prepare and implement plans to provide retail supply choice to all their customers. The governing body of a locality may petition the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to institute a proceeding to determine whether the rates charged by the water utility to its customers impose an undue hardship on the customers. Rates shall be deemed to impose an undue hardship on customers if the volumetric rates charged to the majority of the water utility's customers have increased by over 100 percent in the five calendar years preceding the filing of the petition. If a water utility fails or refuses to file an acceptable plan for implementation of retail supply choice, the governing body of the locality may proceed against the incumbent water utility by a writ of quo warranto. The bill also establishes a private right of action for individuals harmed by competitive water suppliers' deceptive or unfair practices in providing or marketing water service. A competitive water supplier may be either a private entity licensed by the SCC or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth that is authorized to provide water utility service within the locality in which an incumbent water utility's certificated service territory is located. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/18/2017Presented and ordered printed 17103650D
01/18/2017Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/25/2017Impact statement from SCC (SB1492)
02/03/2017Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Committee substitute printed 17104756D-S1
02/06/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2017Read second time
02/07/2017Reading of substitute waived
02/07/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17104756D-S1
02/07/2017Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1492S1
02/07/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2017Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2017Placed on Calendar
02/09/2017Read first time
02/09/2017Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/09/2017Impact statement from SCC (SB1492S1)
02/16/2017Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Read second time
02/21/2017Read third time
02/21/2017Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/21/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2017Enrolled
02/24/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1492ER)
02/24/2017Signed by President
02/24/2017Signed by Speaker
02/28/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
02/28/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
02/28/2017Impact statement from SCC (SB1492ER)
03/24/2017Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/05/2017Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
04/05/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/05/2017Reenrolled
04/05/2017Reenrolled bill text (SB1492ER2)
04/05/2017Signed by President as reenrolled
04/05/2017Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/05/2017Enacted, Chapter 822 (effective 7/1/17)
04/05/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822)

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.



Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta): I WANT TO THANK THOSE MEMBERS, AND THERE'S SOME OF THEM HERE WHO WERE ON THE BLUE RIBBON PANEL. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE HARD WORK. 29 PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER, JUDGES, PROSECUTORS, POLICE, AND AFTER THAT RELEASED THIS REPORT, WHICH I THINK NOW NEEDS TO BE LAW, THE SUPREME COURT DECIDED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD. THEY HAD A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. NOTHING BUT POSITIVE COMMENTS EXCEPT FOR ONE. AND BECAUSE OF THAT ONE


Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City): ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. I HOPE IT BE THE PLEASURE -- THIS MEASURE HAS A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE OF MAY FIRST, 2019, TO ALLOW THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION TO GET THEIR RECORDS UP TO DATE. I HOPE IT BE THE PLEASURE OF THE HOUSE IT TO PASS THE BILL.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU. TURNING TO PAGE 10, CONTINUING SENATE BILLS THIRD READING UNCONTESTED BLOCK, SENATE BILL 1332, A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT A SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TO OFFICIAL EMBLEMS AND DESIGNATIONS, SONG OF THE MOUNTAIN, STATE TELEVISION SERIES, REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM SMITH, MR. CAMPBELL.

Del. Jeff Campbell (R-Marion): THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE