Virginia House Bill 1228 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)
Status: Passed on March 10 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0518)

Electric utilities; notice of renewable power options. Requires each investor-owned electric utility in the Commonwealth, effective January 1, 2009, to include in its customer's bills, at least once each quarter, a notice directing customers to a toll-free telephone number or Internet website that will provide information on options to purchase electric energy provided from renewable energy sources. The notice shall include instructions for purchasing electric energy from renewable sources from the utility or other licensed supplier of electric energy. Such utilities are also required to feature available options for purchasing electricity from renewable sources prominently on their Internet sites.

Electric utilities; notice of renewable power options.

Sen. Kenneth Alexander [D]	Del. Kristen Amundson [D]	Del. Ward Armstrong [D]	Del. Mamye BaCote [D]
Del. William Barlow [D]	Del. Joseph Bouchard [D]	Del. Robert Brink [D]	Del. David Bulova [D]
Del. Charles Caputo [D]	Sen. Rosalyn Dance [D]	Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Del. Albert Eisenberg [D]
Del. David Englin [D]	Del. Franklin Hall [D]	Del. Algie Howell [D]	Del. Joseph Johnson [D]
Del. Dwight Jones [D]	Sen. Dave Marsden [D]	Del. Robert Mathieson [D]	Del. Kenneth Melvin [D]
Del. Paula Miller [D]	Del. Brian Moran [D]	Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]	Del. Paul Nichols [D]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. David Poisson [D]	Del. James Scott [D]	Del. Stephen Shannon [D]
Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. David Toscano [D]	Del. Roslyn Tyler [D]	Del. Shannon Valentine [D]
Del. Margaret Vanderhye [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-17		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0518)
2008-03-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 518 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-04		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-04		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-03		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1228ER)
2008-03-03		House: Enrolled
2008-02-28		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-28		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-27		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25		Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-13		Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-02-13		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-12		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-12		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (81-Y 17-N)
2008-02-12		House: Read third time and passed House (81-Y 17-N)
2008-02-11		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1228H1
2008-02-11		House: Pending question ordered
2008-02-11		House: Committee substitute agreed to 080144762-H1
2008-02-11		House: Read second time
2008-02-09		House: Read first time
2008-02-08		House: Committee substitute printed 080144762-H1
2008-02-07		House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
2008-02-07		House: Reconsidered by Commerce and Labor
2008-02-05		House: Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (7-Y 13-N)
2008-01-25		House: Assigned C & L sub: 3 Energy
2008-01-09		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-01-09		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086939762

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB1228