SB 272 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Concrete; DGS shall convene a work group to review climate impact.

Summary
Lower carbon concrete; report. Providesa performance bonus for contractors to utilize approved lower carbonconcrete products in projects with the Department of General Services(DGS) and the Department of Transportation (VDOT). The bill directsthe Department of Environmental Quality to develop, in conjunctionwith DGS and VDOT, the baseline for determining if a concrete productis lower carbon concrete. The bill requires VDOT and DGS to reportannually to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning theuse of the performance bonus. The bill also creates a nonrefundabletax credit for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022,but before January 1, 2026, for certain technology implementationcosts incurred by concrete producers in the production of lower carbon concrete equal to the amount actually paid by the producerfor the technology implementation, up to a maximum of $5,000.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2022

How they voted

22–18
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2022
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
1 Yea 18 Nay
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
1
Committee
8
Feb 28, 2022
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
Feb 25, 2022
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
Feb 22, 2022
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Jan 31, 2022
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
Jan 28, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB272S1
Jan 28, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 22105171D-S1
Jan 25, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (9-Y 6-N)
Jan 25, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 11, 2022
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Jan 11, 2022
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101529D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ghazala Hashmi
Ghazala Hashmi
DDemocratic
VA
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