2013 SESSION

Convened January 9, 2013
Adjourned sine die February 23, 2013
Reconvened April 3, 2013
Adjourned sine die April 3, 2013

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES

(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation

(C) Carried over from 2012 Session (CD) Carried over but died in committee on or before 11/29/2012

Agricultural-customer generators, eligible; renewable energy incentives through net metering, definition. Amending § 56-594. (Patron-Minchew, HB 1695 (Chapter 268))

Assisted living facilities, licensed; required to have access to temporary emergency electrical power source. Amending § 63.2-1732. (Patron-Hope, HB 1511 (F))

Bristol Virginia Utilities Authority; grants Authority “quick take” condemnation powers. Amending § 15.2-7207. (Patron-O’Quinn, HB 1427 (F); Puckett, SB 821 (F))

Cable franchises; right of cable operator to renew its authority by means of an ordinance. Amending §§ 15.2-2108.21 and 15.2-2108.30. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 1255 (CD))

Cellular phone; use as tracking device. Amending § 19.2-56.2. (Patron-Carr, HB 1903 (F))

Cellular telephone or other electronic devices; warrant required for search. Adding § 19.2-59.2. (Patron-Carr, HB 1897 (F))

Coal and electricity-generation industries; General Assembly to recognize need for regulatory agencies to use administrative discretion to reduce burden placed upon industries by regulations recently adopted by Environmental Protection Agency. (Patron-Martin, SJR 338 (F))

Combined heat and power facilities; incentives. Amending §§ 56-585.1 and 58.1-3660. (Patron-Wagner, SB 505 (CD))

Dulles Greenway; allowed to lease property for outdoor advertising, State Corporation Commission to approve revising toll rates. Amending §§ 56-542 and 56-543. (Patron-Ramadan, HB 1246 (CD))

Electric utilities; prohibits any electric utility from installing an advanced meter on customer’s premises unless customer has requested it. Amending § 56-576; adding § 56-249.8. (Patron-Garrett, SB 797 (F))

Electric utilities; purchases from net metering sellers. Amending §§ 56-576 and 56-577. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 129 (CD))

Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program, eligible energy. Amending § 56-585.2. (Patron-Rust, HB 2180 (Chapter 308); Edwards, SB 1259 (Chapter 403))

Electric utility ratemaking; revises certain incentives and other provisions applicable to investor-owned electric utilities. Amending §§ 56-585.1 and 56-585.2. (Patron-Saslaw, SB 1339 (F))

Electric utility regulation; schedule for biennial reviews. Amending § 56-585.1. Emergency. (Patron-Merricks, HB 2274 (F))

Electric utility regulation; schedule for biennial reviews, authority to petition for rate increase. Amending § 56-585.1. Emergency. (Patron-Puckett, SB 1366 (F))

Electrical utility facilities; requires State Corporation Commission to consider long-term price stability of any fuels used in generation of energy from facility. Amending § 56-46.1. (Patron-Lopez, HB 1943 (F))

Gas pipeline safety; information disclosures. Amending § 56-257.2. (Patron-Cosgrove, HB 231 (CD))

Handheld personal communications devices; driving while using device for something other than verbal communication punishable as reckless driving. Amending §§ 46.2-341.20 and 46.2-853; repealing § 46.2-1078.1. (Patron-Cline, HB 1360 (I) See HB1907; Loupassi, HB 1848 (I) See HB1907)

Handheld personal communications devices; mandatory minimum fine of $250 when convicted of reckless driving when in violation of certain provisions, fine of $125 for first offense for texting while driving. Amending §§ 46.2-868 and 46.2-1078.1. (Patron-Anderson, HB 1907 (Chapter 752); Norment, SB 1222 (Chapter 790))

Handheld personal communications devices; primary offense for texting while driving, increases penalties, violation of provision. Amending § 46.2-1078.1. (Patron-Barker, SB 1160 (I) See SB1222)

Handheld personal communications devices; prohibits use while operating motor vehicle, etc., and makes such use primary offense. Amending § 46.2-1078.1. (Patron-Dance, HB 1495 (I) See HB1907)

Handheld personal communications devices; texting while driving is punishable as reckless driving, exception. Amending § 46.2-341.20; adding § 46.2-853.1; repealing § 46.2-1078.1. (Patron-Barker, SB 1238 (I) See SB1222)

Handheld personal communications devices; texting while driving motor vehicle primary offense. Amending § 46.2-1078.1. (Patron-Rust, HB 1357 (I) See HB1907)

Handheld personal communications devices; texting while driving, reckless driving. Amending § 46.2-1078.1. (Patron-Bulova, HB 1883 (I) See HB1907)

Handheld personal communications devices; unlawful to use while operating moving motor vehicle on school property or in any reduced-speed school crossing zone, shall not apply to law-enforcement and emergency services vehicles. Adding § 46.2-1078.2. (Patron-Howell, SB 981 (I) See SB1222)

Handheld personal communications devices; unlawful to use while operating moving motor vehicle on school property or in any reduced-speed school crossing zones. Adding § 46.2-1078.2. (Patron-Watts, HB 1540 (I) See HB1907)

Handheld personal communications devices; using while driving on bridge or in a tunnel, primary offense. Amending § 46.2-1078.1. (Patron-McWaters, SB 1005 (F))

Investor-owned electric utilities; electric utility ratemaking, revises certain incentives and provisions. Amending §§ 56-585.1 and 56-585.2. Emergency. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 2261 (Chapter 2))

Investor-owned electric utilities; required to address appropriateness of using declining block rate for residential customers. (Patron-Favola, SB 956 (Chapter 721))

James River, Historic Lower; allows consideration of construction of new utility infrastructure as an alternative solution in planning for use and development of water and related land resources. Amending § 10.1-419. (Patron-Watson, HB 1579 (F); Miller, SB 1271 (F))

Lake level contingency plans; wastewater releases from power generating facilities during drought conditions will not be considered in determining discharge limits. Amending § 62.1-44.15:1.2. (Patron-McDougle, SB 1107 (F))

Lake level contingency plans; wastewater releases from power generating facilities during drought conditions will not be considered in determining discharge or withdrawal limits. Amending § 62.1-44.15:1.2. (Patron-McEachin, SB 1268 (F))

Low-income residential customers; reduced electricity rates. Adding §§ 56-236.3 and 58.1-438.2. (Patron-Morefield, HB 2108 (F))

Natural gas utilities; investments in qualifying projects. Amending § 56-607. (Patron-Lewis, HB 1799 (Chapter 284))

Natural gas utilities; may account for eligible safety activity costs to be recovered as deferred costs. Adding § 56-235.10. (Patron-Miller, HB 1770 (Chapter 281); Colgan, SB 1287 (Chapter 406))

Natural gas utilities; recovery of eligible safety activity costs accounted for as regulatory asset. Adding § 56-235.10. (Patron-Colgan, SB 1247 (F))

Net energy metering; State Corporation Commission shall approve utility’s proposed standby charge methodology. Amending § 56-594. (Patron-Edwards, SB 582 (CD))

Net energy metering; State Corporation Commission to determine standby charges. Amending § 56-594. (Patron-Edwards, SB 1025 (F))

Nutrient Offset Fund; establishes as priority for funding those nutrient offsets that are produced from facilities that generate electrical or heat energy, etc., using animal waste as fuel source, report. Amending § 10.1-2128.2. (Patron-Hanger, SB 402 (CD))

Prisons; inmate phone services commissions paid to State shall not exceed 10 percent of overall net revenue realized by provider. Amending § 53.1-1.1. (Patron-Hope, HB 1854 (F))

Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; Director authorized to purchase information technology and telecommunications goods and services. Amending § 2.2-2012; adding § 54.1-303.1. (Patron-Wagner, SB 1307 (F))

Provisional driver’s license holders; changes from secondary offense to primary offense use of cell phones. Amending § 46.2-334.01. (Patron-Barker, SB 875 (F))

Public procurement; posting by local public bodies of procurement opportunities. Amending §§ 2.2-4301, 2.2-4303, 56-573.1:1, and 56-575.17; adding § 2.2-1102.1. (Patron-Cole, HB 2170 (I) See HB1823)

Public procurement; posting by local public bodies of procurement opportunities, exception for posting on website. Amending §§ 2.2-4301, 2.2-4303, 56-573.1:1, and 56-575.17; adding § 2.2-1102.1. (Patron-Villanueva, HB 1823 (F))

Public utility company vehicles; extension of loads beyond front of vehicles. Amending § 46.2-1120. (Patron-Cox, J.A., HB 1453 (Chapter 242); McDougle, SB 1050 (Chapter 385))

Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; powers. Amending §§ 30-278, 30-279, and 56-573.1:1; adding § 30-280.1. (Patron-Jones, HB 741 (CD))

Public-Private Transportation Act; definition of transportation facility, port facility excluded from definition. Amending §§ 56-557 and 56-559. (Patron-Lucas, SB 713 (I) See SB1305)

Public-Private Transportation Act; definition of transportation facility, port facility excluded from definition, interim or comprehensive agreement. Amending §§ 56-557 and 56-559. (Patron-Jones, HB 1690 (F))

Public-Private Transportation Act; receipt of competing proposals, disclosure of major business points. Amending § 56-573.1:1. (Patron-Jones, HB 1692 (Chapter 560); Lucas, SB 977 (Chapter 622))

Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; approval required for comprehensive agreements involving sale or long-term lease of port facilities. Adding § 56-560.1. (Patron-Jones, HB 1689 (F))

Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; comprehensive agreements. Amending § 56-566. (Patron-Joannou, HB 1814 (F))

Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 and Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002; additional requirements for comprehensive agreements. Adding §§ 56-560.1 and 56-575.4:1. (Patron-Miller, SB 1081 (F))

Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 and Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002; review of proposals, comprehensive agreements. Amending §§ 56-560, 56-563, 56-566, and 56-575.6. (Patron-James, HB 2258 (F))

Renewable energy; amends existing portfolio standard program. Amending § 56-585.2. (Patron-Lopez, HB 1946 (F))

Renewable energy; Commission on Electric Utility Regulation to study establishment of mandatory portfolio standard program for State. (Patron-Herring, HJR 669 (F); Northam, SJR 331 (F))

Renewable energy facilities; eligibility for incentives. Amending §§ 56-585.1 and 56-585.2. (Patron-Merricks, HB 2090 (F); Petersen, SB 852 (F))

Renewable energy portfolio standard program; eliminates Performance Incentive provision. Amending § 56-585.2. (Patron-Poindexter, HB 1987 (F))

Renewable energy portfolio standard program; sale of electricity from renewable sources. Amending § 56-585.2. (Patron-McEachin, SB 1269 (F))

Renewable thermal energy; expands definition to include energy output from certain solar energy systems located in State. Amending § 56-576. (Patron-Surovell, HB 1917 (Chapter 494))

Solar-powered or wind-powered electricity generation facility; State Corporation Commission shall conduct pilot program for third party power purchase agreements, Commission shall establish guidelines by December 1, 2013. (Patron-Yancey, HB 2334 (Chapter 358); Edwards, SB 1023 (Chapter 382))

State entities; procurement by using public-private partnerships. Amending §§ 30-278, 30-279, 56-560, 56-575.3:1, and 56-575.4; adding §§ 2.2-1156.1 and 30-280.1. (Patron-Lucas, SB 860 (F))

State renewable energy utility; joint subcommittee to study feasibility of establishing. (Patron-Surovell, HJR 666 (F))

Telecommunications services; State Corporation Commission to exercise jurisdiction over rates and charges for prisoners. Amending § 56-234. (Patron-Hope, HB 162 (CD))

Telephone bills; blocking third-party charges. Amending § 56-479.3. (Patron-Bulova, HB 429 (CD))

Telephone carriers; intrastate switched access charges. Amending § 56-235.5:1. (Patron-Comstock, HB 2115 (Chapter 26))

Telephone companies; exempted from certain billing practices. Amending § 56-479.3. (Patron-Bulova, HB 1580 (F))

Tenant’s remedies; if landlord unlawfully causes an interruption of utility services for premises, tenant may obtain an order from general district court to require landlord to resume any such interrupted services. Amending §§ 55-225.2, 55-248.26, and 55-248.40. (Patron-Greason, HB 1425 (Chapter 110))

Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; exempts employees of sanitary district that maintains 20 miles of its own streets and roads from certain provisions. Amending § 56-265.23. (Patron-Sherwood, HB 2250 (F))

Virginia Public Procurement Act; process for competitive sealed bidding and competitive negotiation. Amending §§ 2.2-2012, 2.2-3104.01, 2.2-3106, 2.2-3109, 2.2-4301, 2.2-4303, 2.2-4343, 2.2-4359, 11-34.3, 23-38.110, 30-105, 33.1-391.3, 56-573.1, and 56-575.16; adding §§ 2.2-4302.1 and 2.2-4302.2. (Patron-Jones, HB 2079 (Chapter 583))

Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone call includes any text message sent. Amending § 59.1-510. (Patron-Stolle, HB 643 (CD))

Warrants; requirement for certain telecommunications records. Amending §§ 18.2-152.17 and 19.2-70.3. (Patron-Carr, HB 1904 (F))