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