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HB234

Offshore Wind, Division of; established, report.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Martha Mugler (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Division of Offshore Wind; established.

Establishes the Division of Offshore Wind in the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and gives it the following powers and duties: (i) to identify specific measures that will facilitate the establishment of the Hampton Roads region as a wind industry hub for offshore wind generation projects in state and federal waters off the United States coast; (ii) to coordinate state agencies' activities related to offshore wind; (iii) to develop and implement a stakeholder engagement strategy that identifies key groups, sets forth outreach objectives, and outlines a timeline for outreach and engagement; (iv) to identify regulatory and other barriers to the deployment of offshore wind and attraction of offshore wind supply chain businesses; and (v) to provide staff support for the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority and facilitate fulfillment of the Authority's purpose and duties. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/29/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102566D
  • 12/29/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/15/2020 - House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/15/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  • 01/16/2020 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
  • 01/17/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB234)
  • 01/30/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/30/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2020 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107171D-H1
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107171D-H1
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB234H1
  • 02/07/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2020 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/10/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 02/11/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB234H1)
  • 02/18/2020 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 02/18/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 02/25/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
  • 03/04/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/04/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB234ER)
  • 03/04/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB234ER)
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/05/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/12/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
  • 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 04/07/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 794 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 04/07/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0794)

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