Virginia House Bill 2747 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority. Creates the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority (the Authority) to promote opportunities for energy development in Southwest Virginia, to create jobs and economic activity in Southwest Virginia consistent with the Virginia Energy Plan, and to position Southwest Virginia and the Commonwealth as a leader in energy workforce and energy technology research and development. The Authority will be composed of 11 nonlegislative members, of whom four will be appointed by the Governor, four will be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and three will be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Authority is charged with, among other tasks, (i) leveraging the strength in energy research and workforce development of Virginia's public and private institutions of higher education; (ii) supporting the development of pump storage hydropower in Southwest Virginia and energy storage generally; (iii) promoting the development of renewable energy generation facilities on brownfield sites, including abandoned mine sites; (iv) promoting energy workforce development; and (v) assisting energy technology research and development by promoting the development of a Southwest Virginia Energy Park. The bill has a sunset date of July 1, 2029. This bill is identical to SB 1707.

Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; created, sunset provision.

Del. Terry Kilgore [R]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Del. Charles Poindexter [R]

2019-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) (Y: 0 N: 97 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555)
2019-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 555 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-03-11		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-03-11	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
2019-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2019-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2747ER)
2019-03-07	House	Enrolled
2019-02-22	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2019-02-22	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2019-02-21	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
2019-02-21	House	Conference report agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
2019-02-21		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2019-02-21	Senate	Senators: Chafin, Cosgrove, Saslaw
2019-02-21	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2019-02-20	House	Delegates: Kilgore, Pillion, Torian
2019-02-20	House	Conferees appointed by House
2019-02-20	House	House acceded to request
2019-02-19	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2019-02-19	Senate	Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-18	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
2019-02-18	House	Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
2019-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-02-14	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-14	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2019-02-14	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2019-02-14	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2019-02-14	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-13	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2019-02-11	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2747H1
2019-02-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 19106386D-H1
2019-02-04	House	Read second time
2019-02-03	House	Read first time
2019-02-01	House	Committee substitute printed 19106386D-H1
2019-02-01	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2019-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2019-01-31	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2019-01-31	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor (18-Y 0-N)
2019-01-17	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-01-17	House	Presented and ordered printed 19104409D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2747
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2747+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2747H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2747ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0555+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H14V0075+HB2747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0201V0017+HB2747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H02V0072+HB2747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2413+HB2747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S02V0155+HB2747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0547HB2747+HB2747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0633HB2747+HB2747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2923+HB2747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0792HB2747+HB2747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3268+HB2747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV1033HB2747+HB2747