Small agricultural generators; expands definition.
Summary
Small agricultural generators; definition. Expands the definition of small agricultural generator to include any business operating a small agricultural generating facility that has been granted a manufacturer license as a distillery, limited distillery, brewery, limited brewery, winery, or farm winery. Under current law, small agricultural generators include only those businesses operating a small agricultural generating facility as part of an agricultural business. This bill incorporates HB 2215.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 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 Jan 22, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 17, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 266 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1994H1
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103203D-H1
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100994D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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