HB 575 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs, stakeholder process.

Summary
Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs;stakeholder process. Requires the stakeholder process to be usedby American Electric Power and Dominion Energy Virginia to provideinput and feedback on compliance with any required incremental annualenergy efficiency savings; recommended policy reforms by which theGeneral Assembly or State Corporation Commission can ensure maximumand cost-effective deployment of energy efficiency technology acrossthe Commonwealth; and best practices for evaluation, measurement,and verification for the purposes of assessing compliance with any required incremental annual energy efficiency savings. The measurealso requires each utility's stakeholder process to include the participationof the Director of the Commission's Division of Public Utility Regulationand the relevant deputies and staff members of the Division who participatein approval and oversight of utility energy efficiency programs.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2020
Senate Passage
Apr 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Apr 22, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2020 · House of Delegates Apr 22, 2020

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Apr 22, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Apr 22, 2020
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Apr 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB575S1
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108899D-S1
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101923D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mark L. Keam
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
VA
35