SB 988 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

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
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2020 Last action Mar 5, 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
31
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20109356D-H1
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB988S1
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107510D-S1
upper
Feb 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned C&L sub: Energy
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105634D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors