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2012 SESSION
HB 232 Renewable energy; expands definition.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Renewable energy. Expands the definition of renewable energy to include landfill gas. The measure also provides that the RPS Goals under the renewable energy portfolio standard program may be composed of renewable thermal energy equivalents. A renewable thermal energy equivalent is the thermal energy output from a renewable-fueled combined heat and power generation facility that is (i) constructed, or renovated and improved, after January 1, 2012, (ii) located in the Commonwealth, and (iii) utilized in industrial processes other than the combined heat and power generation facility, where thermal energy is expressed as an equivalent number of megawatt hours. This bill is identical to SB 492.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103501D pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB232ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0046) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103501D
- 01/10/12 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/19/12 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/12 House: Read first time
- 01/24/12 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/12 House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N 1-A)
- 01/25/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 7-N 1-A)
- 01/26/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/13/12 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 02/14/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/12 Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
- 02/17/12 House: Enrolled
- 02/17/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB232ER)
- 02/17/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 46 (effective 7/1/12)
- 03/01/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0046)