Virginia Senate Bill 1707 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)
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 HB 2747.

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

Sen. Benton Chafin [R]

2019-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendment (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)
2019-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 556 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-03-04		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-03-04	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
2019-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-22	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1707ER)
2019-02-22	Senate	Enrolled
2019-02-19	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-19	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-19	House	Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2019-02-19	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2019-02-19	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2019-02-19	House	Read third time
2019-02-18	House	Read second time
2019-02-14	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
2019-02-08	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-02-08	House	Read first time
2019-02-08	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-02-05	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1707S1
2019-02-05	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 19106198D-S1
2019-02-05	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2019-02-05	Senate	Read second time
2019-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-01-31	Senate	Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
2019-01-29	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2019-01-29	Senate	Committee substitute printed 19106198D-S1
2019-01-29	Senate	Reported from Local Government with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2019-01-15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2019-01-15	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 19104433D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1707
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1707+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1707S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1707ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0556+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S07V0057+SB1707
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S07V0059+SB1707
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S05V0241+SB1707
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0353SB1707+SB1707
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0415SB1707+SB1707
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0416SB1707+SB1707
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H14V0185+SB1707
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2964+SB1707
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3007+SB1707