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1999 SESSION
SB 899 Public service corporations and electric authorities; eminent domain.
Introduced by: Charles J. Colgan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public service corporations and electric authorities; eminent domain. Clarifies that public service corporations which have not been (i) allotted territories for public utility service by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) or (ii) issued certificates to provide public utility service may not acquire property through eminent domain for lines and other facilities until they have obtained from the SCC the requisite certificates of public convenience and necessity required for such lines and facilities. The bill also furnishes clarification concerning petition and public hearing requirements applicable to the exercise of eminent domain by (i) public service corporations and (ii) electric authorities established pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 54 (15.2-5400 et seq.) of Title 15.2.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 990224633 pdf
- 02/15/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB899ER) pdf
- 04/02/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0484) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 990224633
- 01/14/99 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/99 Senate: Pursuant to S. Rule 20(j), rerefer. by C.J. (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/99 Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 01/25/99 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/99 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/99 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/99 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/29/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/01/99 House: Read first time
- 02/01/99 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/11/99 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (26-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/99 House: Read second time
- 02/15/99 House: Read third time
- 02/15/99 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/99 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB899ER)
- 02/17/99 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/99 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 484 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/02/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0484)