Mines, Minerals and Energy, Department of; renamed the Department of Energy. (HB1855)
Introduced By
Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington)
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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Description
Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Renames the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy as the Department of Energy. Within the Department, the bill renames the Division of Mined Land Reclamation as the Division of Mined Land Repurposing and renames the Division of Energy as the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The bill makes substantive changes, removing the requirement that the Chief of the Division of Mines be appointed by the Governor and authorizing an employee other than the Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector to serve as the principal executive of the staff of the Virginia Gas and Oil Board. The bill also provides that the Chief Clean Energy Policy Advisor shall be appointed by the Governor. The bill removes or updates outdated language. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2021. Read the Bill »
Status
04/07/2021: enacted
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102112D |
| 01/07/2021 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/13/2021 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/14/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1855) |
| 01/15/2021 | Read first time |
| 01/18/2021 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/18/2021 | Read second time |
| 01/18/2021 | Amendment by Delegate Sullivan agreed to |
| 01/18/2021 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1855E |
| 01/18/2021 | Printed as engrossed 21102112D-E |
| 01/19/2021 | Read third time and passed House (69-Y 30-N) |
| 01/19/2021 | VOTE: Passage (69-Y 30-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/19/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1855E) |
| 01/20/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/20/2021 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2021 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2021 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/22/2021 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2021 | Passed Senate (35-Y 3-N) |
| 02/25/2021 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2021 | Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N) |
| 03/09/2021 | Enrolled |
| 03/09/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1855ER) |
| 03/09/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1855ER) |
| 03/09/2021 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/15/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021 |
| 03/15/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/25/2021 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 03/31/2021 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 04/07/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/07/2021 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 35-N) |
| 04/07/2021 | VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 35-N) |
| 04/07/2021 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N) |
| 04/07/2021 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/07/2021 | Reenrolled |
| 04/07/2021 | Reenrolled bill text (HB1855ER2) |
| 04/07/2021 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/07/2021 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/07/2021 | Enacted, Chapter 532 (effective 10/1/21) |
| 04/07/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0532) |