Electric generation facilities; SCC shall determine retirement of facilities.
Summary
State Corporation Commission; retirement of coal-fired or natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. Requires the State Corporation Commission to determine the amortization period for recovery of any appropriate costs due to the early retirement of any coal-fired or natural gas-fired electric generation facilities owned or operated by any Phase I or Phase II Utility. The bill requires the Commission, in making such determination, to (i) perform an independent analysis of the remaining undepreciated capital costs; (ii) establish a recovery period that best serves ratepayers; and (iii) allow for the recovery of any carrying costs that the Commission, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 5, 2020
Signed Apr 6, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
35–5
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
4
Committee
9
Amendments
7
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 662 (effective 7/1/20)
Mar 5, 2020
House of Delegates · Amendment offered
Senate amendments agreed to by House (50-Y 43-N)
Mar 5, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (35-Y 5-N)
Mar 5, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Mar 5, 2020
Senate · Amendment adopted
Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to
Mar 5, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendment waived
Mar 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 13-N)
Mar 4, 2020
Senate · Amendment adopted
Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to
Mar 4, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendment waived
Mar 4, 2020
Senate · Amendment withdrawn
Amendments by Senator Norment withdrawn
Feb 24, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
Feb 12, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Feb 11, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB528H1
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20106462D-H1
Feb 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
Feb 4, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
Feb 4, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 14, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
Jan 5, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Jan 5, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103628D
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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