Waste coal piles; Department of Energy to identify volume and number, use of coal ash. (SB120)
Introduced By
Sen. Travis Hackworth (R-Richlands)
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
Department of Energy; waste coal piles; report. Directs the Department of Energy, in cooperation with public institutions of higher education serving the coalfield region of the Commonwealth, to identify the approximate volume and number of waste coal piles present in the area and options for cleaning up such waste coal piles, including potential use in electricity generation. The Department of Energy shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022. The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Quality to convene a working group to evaluate opportunities for the development of public infrastructure projects at current or proposed sites for the storage of coal ash in the Commonwealth. The working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022. This bill is identical to HB 657. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100174D |
01/07/2022 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/17/2022 | Impact statement from SCC (SB120) |
01/21/2022 | Assigned C&L sub: Energy |
01/31/2022 | Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
02/07/2022 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22105032D-S1 |
02/07/2022 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
02/10/2022 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/10/2022 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22106476D-S2 |
02/11/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2022 | Read second time |
02/14/2022 | Committee substitute rejected 22105032D-S1 |
02/14/2022 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/14/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22106476D-S2 |
02/14/2022 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB120S2 |
02/15/2022 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB120S2) |
02/18/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB120S2) |
02/21/2022 | Placed on Calendar |
02/21/2022 | Read first time |
02/21/2022 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy |
02/28/2022 | Assigned sub: Subcommittee #4 |
03/01/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
03/01/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) |
03/03/2022 | Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22107302D-H1 |
03/07/2022 | Read second time |
03/07/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB120H1) |
03/08/2022 | Read third time |
03/08/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22107302D-H1 |
03/08/2022 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB120H1 |
03/08/2022 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
03/08/2022 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2022 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2022 | Title replaced 22107302D-H1 |
03/11/2022 | Enrolled |
03/11/2022 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB120ER) |
03/11/2022 | Signed by President |
03/11/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
03/15/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB120ER) |
03/22/2022 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022 |
03/22/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
04/11/2022 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/27/2022 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/27/2022 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
04/27/2022 | VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/27/2022 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/27/2022 | Reenrolled |
04/27/2022 | Reenrolled bill text (SB120ER2) |
04/27/2022 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/27/2022 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/27/2022 | Enacted, Chapter 711 (effective 7/1/22) |
04/27/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0711) |
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