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SB 499 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Renewable energy facilities; SCC shall create a task force to analyze life cycle.

Summary
Life cycle of renewable energy facilities; report. Directs the State Corporation Commission, in consultation with the Department of Energy and the Department of Environmental Quality, to create a task force to analyze the life cycle of renewable energy facilities in the Commonwealth. The State Corporation Commission shall report the findings of the task force to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than May 1, 2023. This bill is identical to HB 774.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022 Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2022
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 69 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB499S1
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106456D-S1
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102112D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
VA
6