HB 511 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Electric vehicle charging stations; operation by state agencies.

Summary

Electric vehicle charging stations; operation by state agencies. Authorizes any agency of state government to locate and operate a retail fee-based electric vehicle charging station on property the agency controls. The bill exempts state agencies from being considered a public utility solely because of the sale of electric vehicle charging service or the ownership or operation of an electric vehicle charging station and further exempts such service from constituting the retail sale of electricity. Currently, state-operated charging stations may be operated by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Department of General Services, Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Transportation, and public institutions of higher education.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 4, 2020 Signed Mar 27, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 27, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 490 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 25, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)

upper

Feb 25, 2020

Amended

Amendments by Senator Obenshain rejected (18-Y 21-N)

upper

Feb 25, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

upper

Feb 24, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 19, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Jan 29, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended HB511E

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Transportation with amendments (20-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 15, 2020

Committee

Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Innovations and General Topics

lower

Jan 4, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

lower

Jan 4, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100946D

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor