Business park electric infrastructure program; makes permanent and amends certain provisions. (SB1420)

Introduced By

Sen. Todd E. Pillion (R-Abingdon)

Progress

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

Description

Business park electric infrastructure program. Makes permanent and amends certain provisions of the Code related to the business park electric infrastructure program conducted by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. The bill requires that the program be conducted in the service territory or transmission zone of each Phase I and Phase II Utility and permits costs incurred by the utility in installing the business park electric infrastructure to be recovered pursuant to a rate adjustment clause approved by the State Corporation Commission. The bill also requires a utility to obtain a certificate from the Commission prior to constructing business park electric infrastructure and requires the Commission to institute a rulemaking proceeding by September 1, 2023, to establish requirements for the program. This bill is identical to HB 1776. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2023Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102041D
01/11/2023Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/16/2023Assigned C&L sub: Energy
01/18/2023Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/23/2023Impact statement from SCC (SB1420)
01/23/2023Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2023Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
01/23/2023Committee substitute printed 23104668D-S1
02/01/2023Passed by for the day in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2023Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2023Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2023Read second time
02/06/2023Reading of substitute waived
02/06/2023Committee substitute agreed to 23104668D-S1
02/06/2023Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1420S1
02/06/2023Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2023Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2023Placed on Calendar
02/10/2023Read first time
02/10/2023Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
02/14/2023Reported from Commerce and Energy (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2023Read second time
02/17/2023Read third time
02/17/2023Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/17/2023VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2023Enrolled
02/22/2023Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1420ER)
02/22/2023Signed by Speaker
02/23/2023Signed by President
02/27/2023Impact statement from SCC (SB1420ER)
03/02/2023Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
03/02/2023G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
03/27/2023G Approved by Governor-Chapter 705 (effective 7/1/23)
03/27/2023G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705)