VA SB737 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0607)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0607)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs. Provides that, for the purposes of the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act, energy efficiency programs include electrification, including measures that electrify space heating, water heating, cooling, drying, cooking, industrial processes, and other building and industrial end uses that would otherwise be served by onsite, nonelectric fuels, provided that the electrification measures reduce site energy consumption and that, to the maximum extent practical, seek to combine with federally authorized customer rebates for heat pump technology. The bill provides that electricity consumption increases that result from State Corporation Commission-approved electrification measures shall not be considered as a reduction in energy savings under the energy savings requirements and that utilities may apply verified total site energy reductions that are attributable to Commission-approved electrification measures to the energy savings requirements. The bill specifies that energy efficiency programs and energy efficiency measures do not include electrification of any process or activity primarily fueled by natural gas. Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs. Provides that, for the purposes of the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act, energy efficiency programs include electrification, including measures that electrify space heating, water heating, cooling, drying, cooking, industrial processes, and other building and industrial end uses that would otherwise be served by onsite, nonelectric fuels, provided that the electrification measures reduce site energy consumption and that, to the maximum extent practical, seek to combine with federally authorized customer rebates for heat pump technology. The bill provides that electricity consumption increases that result from State Corporation Commission-approved electrification measures shall not be considered as a reduction in energy savings under the energy savings requirements and that utilities may apply verified total site energy reductions that are attributable to Commission-approved electrification measures to the energy savings requirements. The bill specifies that energy efficiency programs and energy efficiency measures do not include electrification of any process or activity primarily fueled by natural gas.
Title
Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs, on-bill tariff program.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N) (Y: 52 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Y: 0 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 46-N) (Y: 50 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Y: 0 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 46-N) (Y: 50 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0607) | |
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 607 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB737ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-08 | House | VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N) |
| 2024-03-08 | House | Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N) |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) |
| 2024-03-08 | Conference: Amended by conference committee | |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Delegates: Sullivan, Herring, Kilgore |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Senators: Surovell, Deeds, Reeves |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | House requested conference committee |
| 2024-03-06 | House | House insisted on substitute |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-03-01 | House | VOTE: Passage (50-Y 46-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Passed House with substitute (50-Y 46-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB737H1 |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24108433D-H1 |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Committee substitute printed 24108433D-H1 |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (11-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB737S1 |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24107018D-S1 |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107018D-S1 |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-01-19 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-01-19 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed 24105837D |
