Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI); preexisting contracts.
Summary
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; preexisting contracts. Establishes a reserve account for the purchase of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) allowances by an entity that has a preexisting contractual arrangement related to a power purchase entered into on or before May 16, 2017, and continuing in effect on July 1, 2020, through December 31, 2025. Such entity is authorized under the bill to purchase RGGI credits at a discounted rate, subject to conditions set forth in the bill, if, because of the preexisting contractual arrangement, the entity is unable to pass through or recover its RGGI costs.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Mar 1, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101448D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Terry Kilgore
RRepublican
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