Virginia House Bill 389 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 18-8-1)
Status: Passed on April 11 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Offshore Wind Project Development Authority. Creates the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority to facilitate and support the development of the offshore wind industry and wind-powered electric energy facilities located off the coast of the Commonwealth beyond the Commonwealth's three-mile jurisdictional limit. The Authority is charged with, among other tasks, (i) identifying existing state and regulatory or administrative barriers to the development of the offshore wind industry, (ii) collecting metocean and environmental data, (iii) upgrading port facilities to accommodate the manufacturing and assembly of project components and vessels that will support such projects, and (iv) applying to the U.S. Department of Energy for loan guarantees for such projects.

Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority; created.

Del. Watkins Abbitt [I]	Sen. Kenneth Alexander [D]	Del. Richard Anderson [R]	Del. Richard Bell [R]
Del. William Cleaveland [R]	Del. Barbara Comstock [R]	Sen. John Cosgrove [R]	Del. John Cox [R]
Sen. Rosalyn Dance [D]	Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Del. Thomas Greason [R]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]
Del. Algie Howell [D]	Del. Sal Iaquinto [R]	Del. Sal Iaquinto [R]	Del. William Janis [R]
Del. Barry Knight [R]	Del. Paula Miller [D]	Del. James Morefield [R]	Del. Glenn Oder [R]
Del. Harry Purkey [R]	Del. Christopher Stolle [R]	Del. Robert Tata [R]	Del. David Toscano [D]
Del. Ron Villanueva [R]	Del. Ron Villanueva [R]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2010-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)
2010-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (effective 7/1/10)
2010-03-15		Senate: Signed by President
2010-03-13		House: Signed by Speaker
2010-03-13		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB389ER)
2010-03-13		House: Enrolled
2010-03-08		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2010-03-08		House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 10105720D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
2010-03-05		House: Placed on Calendar
2010-03-04		Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2010-03-04		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB389S1
2010-03-04		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10105720D-S1
2010-03-04		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2010-03-04		Senate: Read third time
2010-03-03		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2010-03-01		Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105720D-S1
2010-03-01		Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2010-02-16		Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2010-02-16		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2010-02-15		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2010-02-15		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2010-02-12		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB389H1
2010-02-12		House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104581D-H1
2010-02-12		House: Read second time
2010-02-11		House: Read first time
2010-02-09		House: Committee substitute printed 10104581D-H1
2010-02-09		House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2010-01-12		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2010-01-12		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101009D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HB389
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB389+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB389H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB389S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB389ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0507+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H14V0107+HB0389
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV0619+HB0389
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+S02V0133+HB0389
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0579HB0389+HB0389
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0622HB0389+HB0389
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1336+HB0389