HB 547 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Virginia Energy and Economy Transition Council; established, report.

Summary

Virginia Energy and Economy Transition Council established. Establishes the Virginia Energy and Economy Transition Council, consisting of 30 members, to develop plans to assist the Commonwealth in transitioning from the use of fossil fuel energy to renewable energy by 2050. The bill provides that the Council sunsets on July 1, 2023.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 5, 2020 Last action Mar 2, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 25, 2020

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Feb 25, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 4-N)

upper

Feb 4, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

Feb 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB547H1

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20106878D-H1

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 8-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 15, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 15, 2020

Committee

Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

Jan 5, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

Jan 5, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103810D

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor