Electric utilities; electric school bus projects.
Summary
Electric utilities; electric school bus projects. Authorizes Dominion Energy Virginia to implement projects designed to encourage the proliferation of school buses that are fueled in whole or in part by electricity, along with associated charging and other infrastructure, for the purpose of transporting students and that may also serve as electric grid stabilization or peak shaving resources. Under an electric school bus project, Dominion Energy Virginia may (i) purchase, own, manage, or control electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (ii) enter into third-party agreements for the purchase, lease, or use of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (iii) enter into agreements with any school board of any public school division located in the Commonwealth for joint ownership of or for leasing on commercially competitive terms of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (iv) provide financial incentives or rebates to any school board to promote or facilitate the purchase and ownership by such public school board of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; and (v) engage in other activities to promote the development and proliferation of electric school bus transportation in the Commonwealth. The bill also provides a tax exemption for electric school buses and associated charging and other infrastructure that is related or incidental to an authorized electric school bus project.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2020
Last action Mar 12, 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
19
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
lower
Mar 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20109713D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Louise Lucas
DDemocratic
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