Electric utilities; recovery of development costs associated with small modular reactor.
Summary
Electric utilities; recovery of development costs associated with small modular reactor. Permits Dominion Energy Virginia to petition the State Corporation Commission at any time for the approval of a rate adjustment clause for the recovery of small modular reactor project development costs for up to one small modular reactor facility. The bill also permits the utility to petition the Commission for project development cost recovery along separate development phases. The bill has an expiration date of December 31, 2029.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 6, 2024
How they voted
20–16
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2024
D
Democratic21
61% Nay
R
Republican19
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
19
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 17, 2024
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (68-Y 27-N 1-A)
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (27-Y 13-N)
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB454ER)
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
House amendments agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N)
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 44-N 1-A)
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (52-Y 44-N 1-A)
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
Motion to rerefer to committee on Labor and Commerce by Delegate Ware rejected
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Mundon King agreed to
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 16-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
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