Underground utility facilities; Fairfax County.
Summary
Underground utility facilities; Fairfax County. Removes the sunset on a pilot program allowing a locality that has adopted the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax County) to request an electric utility to place underground electric distribution lines as part of a transportation infrastructure improvement project and changes a number of provisions in the program including (i) expanding the scope to include electric cooperatives, telecommunications providers, cable providers, and other utilities; (ii) expanding the scope to include all underground facilities; (iii) making negotiable in the agreement the costs of relocating the facilities; (iv) placing additional limits on the levy to fund the project and the types of projects for which it may be imposed; and (v) authorizing the locality to secure necessary permits on behalf of the utility or provider.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2021
How they voted
28–5
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 4, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
17
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 505 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (57-Y 39-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1385S1
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21104285D-S1
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102804D
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Tran
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Sickles
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
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