Virginia House Bill 1686 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on December 6 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Electric utilities; limitations on fossil fuel facilities. Prohibits the State Corporation Commission (SCC) from issuing on or after July 1, 2019, a certificate of public convenience and necessity or granting any other permit or approval required for the construction or operation by an electric utility of a new fossil fuel facility or for the expansion or continued operation of an existing fossil fuel facility before first approving the construction and placing in service of renewable energy generation facilities having in the aggregate a rated capacity of 5,500 megawatts. The measure also prohibits the SCC on or after July 1, 2019, from authorizing or permitting an electric utility or re-permitting an existing idle fossil fuel facility to increase purchases of electric power under any agreement with another person, if the electric power is or will be generated at a fossil fuel facility, before first approving the construction and placing in service of such renewable energy generation facilities.

Electric utilities; limitations on fossil fuel facilities.

Del. David Reid [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]
Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]
Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]
Del. Debra Rodman [D]	Sen. Danica Roem [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]

2019-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (2-Y 7-N) (Y: 2 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Left in Commerce and Labor
2019-01-24	House	Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (2-Y 7-N)
2019-01-10	House	Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #3
2018-12-06	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2018-12-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100059D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1686
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1686+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1403V0022+HB1686