HB 528 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Electric generation facilities; SCC shall determine retirement of facilities.

Summary
State Corporation Commission; retirement of coal-fired or natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. Requires the State Corporation Commission to determine the amortization period for recovery of any appropriate costs due to the early retirement of any coal-fired or natural gas-fired electric generation facilities owned or operated by any Phase I or Phase II Utility. The bill requires the Commission, in making such determination, to (i) perform an independent analysis of the remaining undepreciated capital costs; (ii) establish a recovery period that best serves ratepayers; and (iii) allow for the recovery of any carrying costs that the Commission, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 5, 2020 Signed Apr 6, 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
47
Key actions
17
Committee
9
Amendments
7
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 662 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (50-Y 43-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (35-Y 5-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (24-Y 16-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 13-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Amendments by Senator Norment withdrawn
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB528H1
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106462D-H1
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 5, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103628D
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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