Carbon trading program; allocation of allowances, new facility.
Summary
Carbon trading program; allocation of allowances; new facility. Directs the State Air Pollution Control Board (the Board) to allocate allowances for three years to any electric power generating facility that was permitted prior to the June 26, 2019, effective date of the Board's carbon trading regulations. The bill requires an accounting comparison to actual emissions at the end of the three-year period and the allocation of further allowances pursuant to Board regulations thereafter.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Last action Feb 27, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2020
How they voted
27–13
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 6, 2020
D
Democratic21
57% Nay
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
3
Committee
9
Feb 27, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Feb 14, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
Feb 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Feb 6, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
Feb 6, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
Feb 3, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 28, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned C&L sub: Energy
Jan 24, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
Jan 24, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Jan 16, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Jan 16, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105219D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lionell Spruill
DDemocratic
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