VA SB988 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-05 - VOTE: DEFEATED (43-Y 54-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Electric utilities; electric school bus projects. Authorizes Dominion Energy Virginia to implement projects designed to encourage the proliferation of school buses that are fueled in whole or in part by electricity, along with associated charging and other infrastructure, for the purpose of transporting students and that may also serve as electric grid stabilization or peak shaving resources. Under an electric school bus project, Dominion Energy Virginia may (i) purchase, own, manage, or control electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (ii) enter into third-party agreements for the purchase, lease, or use of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (iii) enter into agreements with any school board of any public school division located in the Commonwealth for joint ownership of or for leasing on commercially competitive terms of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (iv) provide financial incentives or rebates to any school board to promote or facilitate the purchase and ownership by such public school board of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; and (v) engage in other activities to promote the development and proliferation of electric school bus transportation in the Commonwealth. The bill also provides a tax exemption for electric school buses and associated charging and other infrastructure that is related or incidental to an authorized electric school bus project.

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Title

Electric utilities; electric school bus projects.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (43-Y 54-N) (Y: 43 N: 54 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-03 - House - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (35-Y 57-N) (Y: 35 N: 57 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-27 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-05HouseVOTE: DEFEATED (43-Y 54-N)
2020-03-05HouseDefeated by House (43-Y 54-N)
2020-03-05HouseRead third time
2020-03-04HousePassed by for the day
2020-03-03HousePassed by for the day
2020-03-03HouseReconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2020-03-03HouseVOTE: DEFEATED (35-Y 57-N)
2020-03-03HouseDefeated by House (35-Y 57-N)
2020-03-03HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20109356D-H1
2020-03-03HouseRead third time
2020-03-02HouseRead second time
2020-02-27HouseCommittee substitute printed 20109356D-H1
2020-02-27HouseReported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
2020-02-14HouseReferred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-02-14HouseRead first time
2020-02-14HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-11SenatePassed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
2020-02-11SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB988S1
2020-02-11SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20107510D-S1
2020-02-11SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-11SenateRead second time
2020-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-09SenateCommittee substitute printed 20107510D-S1
2020-02-09SenateReported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
2020-01-23SenateAssigned C&L sub: Energy
2020-01-15SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-01-15SenatePresented and ordered printed 20105634D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5813660(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB988
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB988+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB988S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB988H1+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0109+SB0988
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0459SB0988+SB0988
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0528SB0988+SB0988
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0575SB0988+SB0988
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0331+SB0988
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1751+SB0988
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2015+SB0988

Bill Comments

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