Business parks; pilot program to facilitate construction of electric transmission facilities.
Summary
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 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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 2, 2019
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 19, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 535 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 21, 2019
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (82-Y 18-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1840H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105532D-H1
lower
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Jan 2, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102780D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
Co
Jeffrey L. Campbell
RRepublican
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