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2023 SESSION
SB 1121 Coal mine methane; options to encourage capture & beneficial use.
Introduced by: T. Travis Hackworth | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Coal mine methane; capture and beneficial use; Department of Energy to evaluate policy options; report. States that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane, defined in the bill. The bill directs the Department of Energy to evaluate policy options to encourage the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane and submit a report of its findings by November 15, 2023. This bill is identical to HB 1643.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100964D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105203D-S1 pdf
- 02/16/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1121ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100964D
- 01/10/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/30/23 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105203D-S1
- 02/01/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105203D-S1
- 02/02/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1121S1
- 02/02/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/23 House: Read first time
- 02/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 02/09/23 House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 House: Read second time
- 02/14/23 House: Read third time
- 02/14/23 House: Passed House (83-Y 15-N)
- 02/14/23 House: VOTE: Passage (83-Y 15-N)
- 02/16/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/16/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1121ER)
- 02/16/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/16/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/24/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/24/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)