Clean Energy Advisory Board; increases membership.
Summary
Clean Energy Advisory Board. Expands the membership of the Clean Energy Advisory Board (the Board) from 15 to 17 members. The measure specifies that one of the new members shall be an expert with experience implementing low-income and middle-income incentive and loan programs for distributed renewable energy resources and that the other new member shall be an attorney who maintains a legal practice dedicated to rural development, rural electrification, and energy policy. The measure also repeals the sunset provision for the Board, which is scheduled to expire on July 1, 2022, and directs the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, in consultation with the Board, to develop guidelines to administer any public power renewable grant program established by the general appropriation act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Signed Apr 7, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 803 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (24-Y 13-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105433D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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