HB 1965 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

State Air Pollution Control Board; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program.

Summary
State Air Pollution Control Board; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program. Directs the State Air Pollution Control Board to implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. Regulations adopted by the Board to implement the program are exempt from the Administrative Process Act and shall not become effective prior to January 1, 2024. The bill also authorizes the State Corporation Commission to exclude sales related to such vehicles from certain energy efficiency calculations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2021

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 17, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
13
Committee
11
Amendments
5
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 263 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Amended
Amendments by Senator Newman rejected (18-Y 20-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned C&L sub: Energy
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1965E
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101651D
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors

Sponsors