HB2444
Offshore wind capacity; development, cost recovery.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Development of offshore wind capacity; cost recovery.
Requires the State Corporation Commission, in conducting its review of requests for cost recovery by a Phase II Utility for costs associated with generating facilities utilizing energy derived from offshore wind, to give due consideration to the economic development benefits of the project for the Commonwealth, including capital investments and ... (More) job creation, arising from project construction and operation and the manufacture of wind turbine generator components and subcomponents. The bill also accelerates the timeline from 2034 to 2032 for public utilities to construct or purchase one or more offshore wind generation facilities located off the Commonwealth's Atlantic shoreline or in federal waters and interconnected directly into the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 1441. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/20/2023 - House: Presented and ordered printed 23104886D
- 01/20/2023 - House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 01/29/2023 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB2444)
- 02/02/2023 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/02/2023 - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/2023 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Read second time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/06/2023 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2444E
- 02/06/2023 - House: Printed as engrossed 23104886D-E
- 02/07/2023 - House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 5-N)
- 02/07/2023 - House: VOTE: Passage (90-Y 5-N)
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/13/2023 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB2444E)
- 02/13/2023 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/21/2023 - House: Enrolled
- 02/21/2023 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2444ER)
- 02/21/2023 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB2444ER)
- 02/21/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/2023 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/2023 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/27/2023 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/27/2023 - House: Governor's substitute printed 23107766D-H1
- 04/12/2023 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/12/2023 - House: Passed by for the day
- 04/12/2023 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/12/2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 12, 2023
