Virginia Senate Bill 748 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 20 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0771)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Economic Development Infrastructure Act of 2016. Authorizes an electric or natural gas public utility to conduct an Economic Development Program (Program). Under such a Program, the utility is authorized to acquire utility right-of-way for a qualified economic development site. The measure establishes criteria for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to certify that a site is a qualified economic development site. The State Corporation Commission (SCC) is authorized to approve a proposal for a Program that satisfies certain conditions, including a finding that implementation of the Program will provide significant economic development benefits that might not otherwise be attained absent its approval. A utility's capital investment is capped at $10 million in the aggregate of all of the utility's Programs and at $5 million for any specific qualified economic development site. The SCC shall approve, or approve with appropriate modifications, a proposed Program if the proposed Program authorizes (i) a natural gas utility to recover costs incurred in implementing the Program through a supplemental surcharge paid only by its retail customers at the qualified economic development site that connect to natural gas line extensions installed in utility right-of-way or other interests in real property acquired through the Program or (ii) an electric utility to recover its transmission-related costs incurred in implementing the Program through a rate adjustment clause pursuant to existing provisions that address recovery of transmission expenses. The SCC shall not approve a Program proposed by a natural gas utility unless it finds that the associated charges resulting from implementation of the Program will not impact the rates of customers other than customers receiving service at the qualified economic development site. A Program shall not have as its primary purpose the conversion of propane customers to natural gas or electricity. The measure does not authorize a natural gas utility or any firm, corporation, company, or partnership that is organized for the bona fide purpose of operating as a natural gas company to acquire utility right-of-way for or in furtherance of an interstate natural gas pipeline or related infrastructure. The measure does not change any existing law governing electric utility ratemaking and cost recovery and provides that if an electric utility files a plan, any cost recovery shall be in accordance with existing law governing electric utility ratemaking and cost recovery. The bill contains a reenactment clause.

Economic Development Infrastructure Act of 2016; acquisition of utility right of way.

Sen. Frank Wagner [R]

2016-04-20 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-04-20 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-11 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N) (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-11 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 99 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-08 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) (Y: 1 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 98 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N) (Y: 33 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Pending question ordered (27-Y 11-N) (Y: 27 N: 11 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-20		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0771)
2016-04-20	House	Enacted, Chapter 771 (effective - see bill)
2016-04-20	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2016-04-20	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2016-04-20	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB748ER2)
2016-04-20	Senate	Reenrolled
2016-04-20		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2016-04-20	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N 1-A)
2016-04-20	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N 1-A)
2016-04-20	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 1-N)
2016-04-06	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2016-03-28		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-28	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/28/16
2016-03-28	Senate	Signed by President
2016-03-25	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-03-25	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB748ER)
2016-03-25	Senate	Enrolled
2016-03-11	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
2016-03-11	House	Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
2016-03-11	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
2016-03-11		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2016-03-10	House	Delegates: Bell, R.B., Byron, Spruill
2016-03-10	House	Conferees appointed by House
2016-03-10	Senate	Senators: Wagner, Stuart, Saslaw
2016-03-10	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2016-03-10	Senate	Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
2016-03-09	House	House requested conference committee
2016-03-09	House	House insisted on substitute
2016-03-08	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
2016-03-04	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N 1-A)
2016-03-04	House	Passed House with substitute (96-Y 2-N 1-A)
2016-03-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB748H1
2016-03-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 16105790D-H1
2016-03-04	House	Read third time
2016-03-03	House	Read second time
2016-03-01	House	Committee substitute printed 16105790D-H1
2016-03-01	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
2016-02-18	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2016-02-18	House	Read first time
2016-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-16	Senate	Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
2016-02-16	Senate	Pending question ordered (27-Y 11-N)
2016-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-16	Senate	Printed as engrossed 16105172D-ES1
2016-02-16	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB748ES1
2016-02-16	Senate	Amendments by Senator Wagner agreed to
2016-02-16	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2016-02-16	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 16105172D-S1
2016-02-16	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2016-02-16	Senate	Read second time
2016-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
2016-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute printed 16105172D-S1
2016-01-22	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2016-01-22	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 16104276D

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Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0771+hil
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