HB1840
Business parks; pilot program to facilitate construction of electric transmission facilities.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Electric utilities; pilot programs for transmission facilities serving business parks.
Directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to establish pilot programs by Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power. The pilot programs will have the purpose of promoting economic development in opportunity zones of the Commonwealth by allowing each utility to complete the construction phase of electric transmission infrastructure for up to ... (More) three business parks prior to the public announcement of a prospective occupant of the business parks. Electric cooperatives may also petition the State Corporation Commission to participate in the pilot program. The measure authorizes a utility to recover the costs of the transmission facility through a rate adjustment clause. The provisions of this measure expire on December 31, 2023. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/02/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102780D
- 01/02/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/09/2019 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB1840)
- 01/10/2019 - House: Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/24/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/24/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
- 01/31/2019 - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
- 01/31/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19105532D-H1
- 02/03/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB1840H1)
- 02/04/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105532D-H1
- 02/04/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1840H1
- 02/05/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (74-Y 23-N)
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/2019 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (82-Y 18-N)
- 02/21/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (82-Y 18-N)
- 02/23/2019 - House: Enrolled
- 02/23/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1840ER)
- 02/23/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/2019 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB1840ER)
- 03/04/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
- 03/04/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/18/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 535 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/18/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0535)
