West Virginia Senate Bill 544 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-01 - Chapter 289, Acts, Regular Session, 2023
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to increase the PPA cap from 500 kW to 1,000 kW.West Virginia Code §4-2-1 was amended by two bills passed during the 2021 Regular Session of the Legislature. The earlier act, House Bill 2969 (passed on April 7, 2021) amended West Virginia Code §4-2-1 in subsection 10 relating to toll bridges. This one sentence change was the only substantive change. The later of the two acts, House Bill 3310 (passed on April 9, 2021), amended West Virginia Code §4-2-1 in a more substantive fashion. The two versions of this section have been merged into this bill.

Increasing power purchase agreement cap

Sen. Bennett Queen [R]

2023-03-11 - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 590) (Y: 29 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-10 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 680) (Y: 85 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2023-03-09 - House - Amendment to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 618) (Y: 25 N: 68 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [FAIL]
2023-02-25 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 271) (Y: 28 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-01	Senate	Chapter 289, Acts, Regular Session, 2023
2023-03-11	House	Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - House Journal
2023-03-11	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/29/23 - Senate Journal
2023-03-29	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/29/23
2023-03-11	Senate	To Governor 3/16/2023 - Senate Journal
2023-03-16	Senate	To Governor 3/16/2023
2023-03-11	House	To Governor 3/16/2023 - House Journal
2023-03-11	House	House received Senate message
2023-03-11	Senate	Completed legislative action
2023-03-11	Senate	Communicated to House
2023-03-11	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 590)
2023-03-11	Senate	House Message received
2023-03-10	House	Communicated to Senate
2023-03-10	House	Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2023-03-10	House	Passed House (Roll No. 680)
2023-03-10	House	Read 3rd time
2023-03-10	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2023-03-09	House	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2023-03-09	House	Amendment to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 618)
2023-03-09	House	Read 2nd time
2023-03-09	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2023-03-08	House	Read 1st time
2023-03-08	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2023-03-07	House	With amendment, do pass
2023-02-27	House	To House Judiciary
2023-02-27	House	To Judiciary
2023-02-27	House	Introduced in House
2023-02-25	Senate	Ordered to House
2023-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 271)
2023-02-25	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-02-25	Senate	On 3rd reading
2023-02-24	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-02-24	Senate	On 2nd reading
2023-02-23	Senate	Read 1st time
2023-02-23	Senate	On 1st reading
2023-02-22	Senate	Reported do pass
2023-02-02	Senate	To Government Organization
2023-02-02	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2023-02-02	Senate	To Government Organization
2023-02-02	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=544&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb544%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=544
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb544%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=544
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/sb544%20hfat%20capito%203-6.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/sb544%20hjud%20am.%20_1%203-6.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/sb544%20hfa%20burkhammer%203-9%20_1.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/sb544%20hfa%20burkhammer%203-9%20_1%20rejected.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/sb544%20hjud%20am.%20_1%203-6%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/sb544%20hfat%20capito%203-6%20adopted.htm
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/senate/02-25-0271.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/house/00618.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/house/00680.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/senate/03-11-0590.pdf