SB 992 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Carbon trading program; allocation of allowances, new facility.

Summary
Carbon trading program; allocation of allowances; new facility. Directs the State Air Pollution Control Board (the Board) to allocate allowances for three years to any electric power generating facility that was permitted prior to the June 26, 2019, effective date of the Board's carbon trading regulations. The bill requires an accounting comparison to actual emissions at the end of the three-year period and the allocation of further allowances pursuant to Board regulations thereafter.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020 Last action Feb 27, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2020

How they voted

27–13
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 6, 2020
D Democratic21
9 Yea 12 Nay
57% Nay
R Republican19
18 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
9
Feb 27, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Feb 19, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Committee
Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Assigned C&L sub: Energy
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105219D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Lionell Spruill
Lionell Spruill
DDemocratic
VA
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