Sen. Chap Petersen

Co-sponsor SJ 344

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Harry E. Diezel.

Introduced Jan 30, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 1146

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty.

In committee Jan 29, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1238

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Virginia Sports Betting Department; created, etc.

Establishes the Virginia Sports Betting Department (the Department) and authorizes it to regulate sports betting. Before administering a sports betting operation, an entity is required to apply for a three-year license and pay an application fee of $5,000. An entity could apply for a license to operate only (i) at a racetrack or off-track betting facility in a locality that as of 2019 had approved such facilities at referendum or (ii) in a locality that votes to allow sports betting at referendum. Licensed vendors must apply for renewal of a license every three years, which requires a renewal fee of $1,000.

In committee Jan 28, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 318

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frederick MacDonald Quayle.

Passed Jan 24, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 1147

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Public high schools; graduation requirements, credit for work-based learning experiences.

In committee Jan 23, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1780

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Electric Utility Regulation; Refund Act.

Prohibits public electric utilities from making nonessential expenditures, which includes expenditures related to lobbying, political contributions, certain advertising, and compensating any employee more than $5 million a year. The measure requires public electric utilities to file annual reports on nonessential spending and requires the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to conduct annual proceedings to determine if an electric public utility has made any nonessential expenditures. If the SCC finds that such a utility has made if it has nonessential expenditures, the measure requires the SCC to order the amount thereof, or in the case of exceeding the compensation limit, 10 times the amount of the compensation in excess of the limit, to be refunded to the utility's customers. The measure directs the SCC to disallow an electric utility's request to recover fuel costs resulting from the purchase by the public utility or its affiliate or subsidiary of a greater amount of firm pipeline capacity for natural gas than the SCC finds is appropriate to ensure a reliable supply of natural gas. The measure requires the SCC to conduct a review of the rates, terms, and conditions for generation, distribution, and transmission services of Dominion Energy in 2019. The measure requires future reviews for Dominion Energy and AEP to be conducted biennially; currently, such reviews are scheduled to be conducted on a triennial basis. The measure requires the SCC to review audited financial reports of investor-owned electric utilities for every year since 2015. The measure requires the utilities to refund 90 percent of over-earnings once they exceed their authorized rate of return by 0.5 percent; currently, they are required to return 70 percent of over-earnings once they exceed their authorized rate of return by 0.7 percent. The measure abolishes the use of the peer group analysis when the SCC determines a utility's fair rates of return. In lieu of the peer group analysis, the measure requires the SCC to determine a fair rates of return based on a cost-of-service methodology. The measure directs the SCC to identify alternative forms of rate analysis such as performance-based testing and to report on such alternatives.

In committee Jan 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SR 89

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the University of Virginia.

Introduced Jan 17, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 1116

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Plastic bags; tax in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

In committee Jan 16, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 256

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of William E. Ward.

Introduced Jan 14, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 269

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Stacey Visser Dendy.

Introduced Jan 14, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track