Cooperative procurement of professional services; construction, solar power purchase agreements.
Summary
Allows contracting entities to contract for the provision of solar services in order to reduce energy cost. The measure authorizes any contracting entity to purchase services under a solar services agreement entered into by another contracting entity, even if it did not participate in the request for proposals, if the request for proposals specified that the procurement was being conducted on behalf of other contracting entities. The measure specifies that terms and conditions of project agreements for the provision of solar energy that reference the terms and conditions of a master solar power purchase agreement shall be binding and effective for the life of the project agreements, whether or not the master power purchase agreement is still in effect. The bill provides that it is applicable to any solar services agreement regardless of the date of the agreement.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2018
Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Feb 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2019 by voice vote
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB312S1
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Amended
Amendment by Senator Edwards withdrawn
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106351D-S1
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104236D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
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