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SB 464 Energy and Climate Change, Commission on; established, report.
Introduced by: Mary Margaret Whipple | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Commission on Energy and Environment. Establishes the Virginia Commission on Energy and Environment as a legislative study commission to review and recommend steps to implement the Virginia Energy Plan. The Commission is charged, among other things, to (i) undertake studies and gather information and data, (ii) make recommendations as may be necessary to accomplish its purposes as set forth in the legislation, (iii) make special studies of and reports on measures to secure Virginia's energy future, (iv) establish advisory committees composed of persons with special expertise not represented by individuals serving on the Commission, (v) seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants or donations to enable the Commission to carry out its objectives, (vi) review and make recommendations on legislation affecting energy policy to the General Assembly, and (vii) report annually on its activities during the preceding year to the Governor and the General Assembly. This bill also incorporates SB 627 (Ticer), which proposed to establish a similar executive branch study commission.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087060352 pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 087321352-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 084255352-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/08 House: Floor substitute printed 083988352-H2 (C. Jones) pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB464ER) pdf | impact statement
- 05/12/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0882) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087060352
- 01/09/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/08/08 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 087321352-S1
- 02/11/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 087321352-S1
- 02/12/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB464S1
- 02/12/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/14/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/08 House: Read first time
- 02/14/08 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/03/08 House: Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 084255352-H1
- 03/04/08 House: Read second time
- 03/05/08 House: Read third time
- 03/05/08 House: Committee substitute rejected 084255352-H1
- 03/05/08 House: Floor substitute printed 083988352-H2 (C. Jones)
- 03/05/08 House: Substitute by Delegate Jones, S.C agreed to 083988352-H2
- 03/05/08 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB464H2
- 03/05/08 House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/08 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB464ER)
- 03/08/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/08 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/22/08 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/23/08 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (1-Y 37-N)
- 04/23/08 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 05/12/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 882 (effective 7/1/08)
- 05/12/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0882)