HB 1030 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Electrical transmission lines; placement of overhead and underground lines.

Summary

Electric utility regulation; pilot program for undergrounding electrical transmission lines. Provides that the State Corporation Commission's approval of a proposed transmission line for inclusion in a pilot program established as part of the Grid Transformation and Security Act enacted in 2018 (i) precludes the placement of future overhead electrical transmission lines of at least 69 kilovolts in the same area or corridor by other transmission projects for a period of 10 years and (ii) does not preclude (a) any underground transmission lines in such right-of-way or (b) any electrical distribution lines in such right-of-way. The pilot program provides for the underground construction of two electrical transmission lines, including one for the Haymarket transmission line project in Prince William County.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Mar 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Apr 7, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2020

How they voted

32–8

Passed

Total votes 40

Mar 5, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

11 Yea 8 Nay

57% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 7, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 797 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Mar 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)

upper

Mar 2, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1030H1

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20106440D-H1

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)

lower

Jan 16, 2020

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Jan 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 7, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101252D

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor