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2002 SESSION
HB 747 Home Energy Assistance Program.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Home Energy Assistance Program. Requires the Department of Social Services (DSS) to (i) facilitate meetings with the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, and other agencies of the Commonwealth, as well as any nonstate programs that elect to participate in the Home Energy Assistance Program, for the purpose of sharing information directed at alleviating the seasonal energy needs of low-income Virginians, including needs for weatherization assistance services; (ii) collect and analyze data regarding the amounts of energy assistance provided through the Department, categorized by fuel type in order to identify the unmet need for energy assistance in the Commonwealth; and (iii) develop and maintain a statewide list of available private and governmental resources for low-income Virginians in need of energy assistance. In its annual report, DSS shall (a) conduct a survey biennially beginning in 2002, regarding the extent to which the Commonwealth's efforts in assisting low-income Virginians are adequate and are not duplicative of similar services provided by utility services providers, charitable organizations and local governments; (b) obtain information on energy programs in other states; and (c) obtain necessary information from the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, and other agencies of the Commonwealth, as well as any nonstate programs that elect to participate in the Home Energy Assistance Program, to complete the biennial survey and to compile the required annual report. The Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, and other agencies of the Commonwealth, as well as any nonstate programs that elect to participate in the Home Energy Assistance Program, shall provide the necessary information to DSS. DSS' annual reporting requirement shall cease October 1, 2007.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025559888 pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/02 House: Committee substitute printed 022530888-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB747ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025559888
- 01/09/02 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/23/02 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
- 01/24/02 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/24/02 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/09/02 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (25-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/02 House: Committee substitute printed 022530888-H1
- 02/09/02 House: Read first time
- 02/11/02 House: Read second time
- 02/11/02 House: Committee substitute agreed to 022530888-H1
- 02/11/02 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 022530888-H1
- 02/12/02 House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/02 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/02 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/15/02 Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/02 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/02 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/02 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB747ER)
- 03/08/02 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 243 (effective 7/1/02)
- 03/27/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243)