HB 1491 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Phase I Utility; recovery of development costs associated with small modular nuclear facility.

Summary
Phase I Utility; recovery of development costs associated with small modular nuclear facility. Permits American Electric Power, prior to the filing of an application for a certificate to construct a small modular nuclear facility, to request the State Corporation Commission to review such utility's decision to incur project development costs, as defined in the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2034.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Signed Apr 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2024
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Apr 17, 2024
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (26-Y 14-N)
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 1-A)
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1491ER)
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (74-Y 24-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24105795D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Israel O'Quinn
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
VA
44