Offshore Wind, Division of; established, report. (HB234)
Introduced By
Del. Martha Mugler (D-Hampton with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Alex Askew (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Nancy Guy (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Clinton Jenkins (D-Suffolk), Del. Joe Lindsey (D-Norfolk), Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News), Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News)
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Description
Division of Offshore Wind; established. Establishes the Division of Offshore Wind in the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and gives it the following powers and duties: (i) to identify specific measures that will facilitate the establishment of the Hampton Roads region as a wind industry hub for offshore wind generation projects in state and federal waters off the United States coast; (ii) to coordinate state agencies' activities related to offshore wind; (iii) to develop and implement a stakeholder engagement strategy that identifies key groups, sets forth outreach objectives, and outlines a timeline for outreach and engagement; (iv) to identify regulatory and other barriers to the deployment of offshore wind and attraction of offshore wind supply chain businesses; and (v) to provide staff support for the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority and facilitate fulfillment of the Authority's purpose and duties. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/29/2019 | Committee |
| 12/29/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102566D |
| 12/29/2019 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/15/2020 | Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/15/2020 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 01/16/2020 | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 01/17/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB234) |
| 01/30/2020 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/30/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
| 02/04/2020 | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20107171D-H1 |
| 02/05/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/06/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/06/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20107171D-H1 |
| 02/06/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB234H1 |
| 02/07/2020 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/07/2020 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/10/2020 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 02/11/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB234H1) |
| 02/18/2020 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/25/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/27/2020 | Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/04/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB234ER) |
| 03/04/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB234ER) |
| 03/05/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/05/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/07/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 794 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 04/07/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0794) |
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