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2022 SESSION
Chair: Richard L. Saslaw
Clerk: Hobie Lehman, Jasmine VanDyke
Staff: Thomas Stevens, Marvi Ali
Date of Meeting: February 28, 2022
Time and Place: 15 mins after Senate / SR A / Public register speak GA website
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Patron: Ware
Standard nonforfeiture provisions for life insurance; minimum nonforfeiture amounts; interest rates. Decreases the minimum nonforfeiture amount interest rate from one percent to 0.15 percent.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 38.2-3221 of the Code of Virginia, relating to standard nonforfeiture provisions for life insurance; minimum nonforfeiture amounts; interest rates.22101312D
Patron: Ward
Insurance; obsolete provisions and notice. Removes an exception to the regulation of insurance rates by the State Corporation Commission relating to certain automobile bodily injury and property damage liability insurance policies. The bill removes provisions requiring the Commission to mail a copy of certain orders regarding motor vehicle insurance forms to insurers and rate service organizations and instead requires the Commission to provide notice of such orders. Finally, the bill repeals a provision requiring that coverage of airtrip accident policies extend in certain cases to connecting or returning planes.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 38.2-1902, 38.2-2218, and 38.2-2219 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 38.2-3515 of the Code of Virginia, relating to insurance; exceptions to the regulation of rates; notice provisions; repeal airtrip accident policy provision.22101297D
Patron: Ware
Electric utilities; definitions; public interest; aggregate capacity requirements for renewable energy facilities; cost recovery. Amends certain provisions related to the Air Pollution Control Board's regulation of carbon dioxide emissions. The bill removes certain requirements for energy efficiency pilot programs to be considered in the public interest. The bill removes aggregate capacity requirements for renewable energy generating facilities, including facilities utilizing energy derived from sunlight, onshore wind, and offshore wind. The bill further removes requirements for the State Corporation Commission's methodology in determining the reasonableness and prudence of costs related to a request for cost recovery for an offshore wind facility by a Phase II Utility.
The bill removes the requirement that the State Corporation Commission must wait until a certain report is received by the General Assembly prior to issuing a certificate of public convenience and necessity for any investor-owned utility to own, operate, or construct any electric generating unit that emits carbon as a by-product of combusting fuel to generate electricity.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1308, 56-576, 56-585.1, 56-585.1:4, and 56-585.1:11 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation of electric utilities; definitions; public interest; aggregate capacity requirements for renewable energy facilities; cost recovery.22101104D
Patron: Ware
Virginia Clean Economy Act; non-bypassable charges; energy-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) industries. Defines EITE industries as companies that are constrained in their ability to pass through carbon costs due to international competition, companies that engage in importation of products that cause emission leakage, and critical infrastructure facilities identified by certain federal agencies. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission to establish an EITE customer exemption Pilot Program for non-bypassable charges in certain provisions of the Virginia Clean Economy Act related to generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources and development of offshore wind capacity. The EITE Pilot Program shall commence no later than January 1, 2023 and shall have an initial aggregate customer load of 2,000 megawatts based on each participating customer's load during the previous calendar year. The State Corporation Commission shall also submit a report on the status of the EITE Pilot Program by March 31, 2024.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 56-576, 56-585.1:11, and 56-585.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Clean Economy Act; non-bypassable charges; energy-intensive trade-exposed industries.22105904D
Patron: Davis
Automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumer; cancellation and online opt-out. Requires that the supplier of automatic renewals or continuous service offers that include a free trial notify the consumer of the automatic renewal seven days prior to expiration of the free trial. The bill also requires that suppliers of automatic renewals or continuous service offers through an online website must make available a conspicuous online option to cancel a recurring purchase of a good or service within the website by which such purchase was made.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-200 and 59.1-207.46 of the Code of Virginia, relating to automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumer; cancellation and online opt-out.22101883D
Patron: Kilgore
Insurance holding company systems; group capital calculation and liquidity stress test. Requires that certain insurers that are members of an insurance holding company system file a group capital calculation in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Group Capital Calculation Instructions and a liquidity stress test in accordance with the NAIC Liquidity Stress Test Framework. The bill provides exceptions to such reporting requirements and contains various provisions regarding the confidentiality of information contained in such reports. The bill authorizes the State Corporation Commission to require a deposit or bond when an insurer that is a member of an insurance holding company system is in a hazardous financial condition or a condition that would be grounds for the supervision, conservation, or delinquency proceeding.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 38.2-1322, 38.2-1329, 38.2-1330, and 38.2-1333 of the Code of Virginia, relating to insurance holding company systems; group capital calculation and liquidity stress test; hazardous financial conditions.22101310D
Patron: Head
Adult protective services investigations; financial institutions; furnishing of records and information. Requires financial institutions to cooperate in any investigation of alleged adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation conducted by a local department of social services and to make any financial records or information relevant to such investigation available to the local department upon request. Financial institutions may also voluntarily report information relevant to an adult protective services investigation to the local department of social services or to a court-appointed guardian ad litem for the adult under investigation.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 63.2-1606 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 6.2-103.1, relating to adult protective services investigations; financial institutions; furnishing of records and information.22105038D
Patron: Kilgore
Commercial mobile radio and cellular telephone service providers; Lifeline service. Grants authority to the State Corporation Commission to designate any commercial mobile radio or cellular telephone service provider as an eligible telecommunications carrier for purposes of providing Lifeline service, in addition to any such provider designated under federal law, without requiring such provider to obtain a certificate otherwise required by the Commission prior to furnishing exchange telephone service in the Commonwealth.
A BILL to permit the State Corporation Commission to designate any commercial mobile radio or cellular telephone service provider as an eligible telecommunications carrier for purposes of providing Lifeline service.22102128D
Patron: Freitas
Regulation of electric utilities; development of renewable energy facilities; powers of State Air Pollution Control Board; powers of State Corporation Commission. Repeals provisions (i) requiring the State Air Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from any electricity generating unit in the Commonwealth and authorizing the Board to establish an auction program for energy allowances; (ii) prohibiting the State Corporation Commission from approving any new utility-owned generation facilities that emit carbon dioxide as a by-product of energy generation, in certain circumstances; (iii) declaring that statutory allowances for energy derived from sunlight, onshore wind, offshore wind, and storage facilities are in the public interest; and (iv) relating to the development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity, development of offshore wind capacity, and generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources. The bill provides that planning and development activities for new nuclear generation facilities are in the public interest.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1308, 10.1-1402.03, 10.1-1402.04, 45.2-1701.1, 56-585.1, and 56-585.3 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 10.1-1322.3, 56-585.1:4, 56-585.1:11, and 56-585.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation of electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities; powers of State Air Pollution Control Board; powers of State Corporation Commission.22100091D
Patron: Head
Insurance; examinations; health care provider panels. Provides that any person may submit a complaint of noncompliance by an insurer with any insurance law, regulation, or order of the State Corporation Commission on behalf of a health care provider. The bill provides that the Commission shall investigate such complaints and notify the complainants of the outcomes, but that the Commission shall not have jurisdiction to adjudicate individual controversies or matters of contractual dispute.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 38.2 a section numbered 38.2-237, relating to insurance; provider complaints; notice of premium increase.22105117D
Patron: Head
Banks; virtual currency custody services. Permits banks in the Commonwealth to provide virtual currency custody services so long as the bank has adequate protocols in place to effectively manage the associated risks. The bill defines "virtual currency" and provides that a bank may choose to offer such custody services in a nonfiduciary capacity or a fiduciary capacity. If it chooses to provide such custody services in a fiduciary capacity, it must possess trust powers and have a trust department approved by the State Corporation Commission.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 6.2 a section numbered 6.2-818.1, relating to banks; virtual currency custody services.22100187D
Patron: Byron
Virginia Employment Commission; administrative reforms; reporting requirements; electronic submissions; Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman established. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to calculate and report the (i) average unemployment insurance benefit levels, (ii) average income replacement of unemployment insurance benefits, and (iii) recipiency rate for unemployment insurance benefits in the Commonwealth as part of the Commission's annual balance sheet. The bill also requires the Commission, as part of its biennial strategic plan submitted to the Department of Planning and Budget, to develop and maintain an unemployment insurance Resiliency Plan that describes the specific actions the agency would take, depending on the level of increase in unemployment insurance (UI) claims, to address staffing, communications, and other relevant aspects of operations to ensure continued efficient and effective administration of the UI program.
The bill creates within the Commission on Unemployment Compensation a subcommittee that shall be responsible for monitoring the Virginia Employment Commission's management of the unemployment insurance program. The subcommittee shall meet at least once each quarter and shall report annually, beginning on December 1, 2022, to the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Labor and Commerce, the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. The bill also directs the Commission to convene an advisory committee composed of stakeholders and subject matter experts to review information related to UI claims.
The bill requires employers to submit claim-related forms and separation information electronically, as well as other information and electronic tax payments upon the Commission's request, unless the employer has received a waiver by the Commission.
The bill provides that a claim for unemployment benefits that has been determined invalid by the Virginia Employment Commission as a result of the claimant's monetary ineligibility shall first be reviewed upon a request for redetermination prior to filing an appeal. The bill also creates an Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman position for the purpose of providing information and assistance to persons seeking assistance in unemployment appeals proceedings and exempts confidential case files of the Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
The bill directs the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management to lead a multi-agency work group to discuss strategies for staffing assistance and support for agencies that might need staffing assistance during emergencies. Additionally, the Virginia Employment Commission is directed to task its internal audit division to review and revise documents and online resources related to unemployment compensation.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-222, 60.2-111, and 60.2-619, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 60.2 sections numbered 60.2-121.2 and 60.2-121.3, relating to Virginia Employment Commission; administrative reforms; reporting requirements; electronic submissions; Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman position established.22105608D
Patron: Rasoul
Limited liability companies; online prepayment of annual registration fees. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission to establish a process for online prepayment of annual registration fees whereby a domestic or foreign limited liability company may prepay its annual registration fees for two or three years.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 13.1-1062 of the Code of Virginia, relating to limited liability companies; prepayment of annual registration fees.22104790D
Patron: Rasoul
Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; marketing. Requires the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange to prepare an annual marketing plan that includes consumer outreach, licensed health insurance agents, and navigator programs. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 38.2-6505 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; marketing.22101247D
Patron: Sullivan
Electric utilities; municipal net energy metering. Updates provisions related to American Electric Power's participation in a municipal net energy metering pilot program and creates similar requirements for a municipal net energy metering pilot program for Dominion Energy, with a duration of the pilot program for Dominion Energy until July 1, 2028. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission to review the municipal net energy metering pilot program for Dominion Energy in 2024 and every two years thereafter. The bill clarifies that the aggregated capacity of generation facilities subject to a net metering pilot program conducted by any utility shall not be considered part of the aggregate net metering cap established pursuant to the Virginia Clean Economy Act. However, the aggregated capacity of generation facilities under each utility's pilot program that is part of a third-party power purchase agreement shall constitute a portion of the existing limit on pilot programs with third-party power purchase agreements.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 56-585.1:8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electric utilities; municipal net energy metering.22106434D
Patron: Ballard
Business park electric transmission infrastructure pilot program; location of qualifying projects. Amends the definition of "business park" by adding that a business park may be established by a locality and by removing the requirement that a business park be located in an area of the Commonwealth designated as an opportunity zone by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury via his delegation of authority to the Internal Revenue Service. The bill also the requirement that the location of a qualifying project for an existing pilot program to promote economic development in the Commonwealth by allowing Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power to complete the construction phase of electric transmission infrastructure for up to three business parks prior to the public announcement of a prospective occupant of the business parks be in an opportunity zone.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 56-576 and 56-585.1:10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to business park electric transmission infrastructure pilot program; location of qualifying projects.22105089D
Patron: Scott, D.L.
Corporations and regulated business entities; not set out and obsolete sections of the Code of Virginia. Sets out sections in Title 13.1 (Corporations) and Title 56 (Public Service Companies) that are currently carried by reference only. The bill also repeals a section not set out in Title 13.1 (Corporations) that states the legislative intent of the chapter relating to professional corporations and is currently carried by reference only. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 13.1-312, 13.1-1123, 54.1-2717, 54.1-3902, 56-509, and 56-537 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 13.1-542, relating to corporations and regulated business entities; not set out and obsolete sections of the Code of Virginia.22101109D
Patron: Bourne
Fire insurance; appraisers and umpires; citizenship requirements. Removes a requirement that appraisers and umpires who make appraisals for loss or damage to property under the provisions of a fire insurance policy are citizens and residents of the Commonwealth.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 38.2-2122 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fire insurance; appraisers and umpires; citizenship requirements.22101308D
Patron: Wampler
Unemployment compensation; benefit eligibility. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to conduct an incarceration check and employment ID check prior to awarding benefits to any individual.
22105754D
Patron: Wampler
Workers' compensation; employer duty to furnish medical attention; cost limit. Adds scooters to the list of medical equipment an employer is required to furnish to an employee under certain circumstances under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. The bill raises the limit on the aggregate cost of items and modifications required to be furnished by an employer to an injured employee from $42,000 to $55,000, to be increased on an annual basis.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 65.2-603 of the Code of Virginia, relating to workers' compensation; employer duty to furnish medical attention; cost limit.22101147D
Patron: Keam
Business entities; conversion and domestication. Provides that, for the purposes of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act, the Virginia Limited Liability Act, and the Virginia Business Trust Act, "entity conversion" has the same meaning as "conversion" as defined in each respective act and that a certificate of entity conversion is the same as a certificate of conversion. Additionally, the bill provides that "incorporation surrender," "organization surrender," and "trust surrender" have the same meaning as "domestication" as defined in each such respective act and that a certificate of incorporation surrender, certificate of organization surrender, and a certificate of trust surrender are the same as a certificate of domestication.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 13.1-803, 13.1-1002, and 13.1-1201 of the Code of Virginia, relating to business entities; conversion and domestication.22101240D
Patron: LaRock
Collective bargaining; law enforcement; transparency and accountability. Prohibits a county, city, or town from entering into a collective bargaining contract with a labor union or other employee association representing law-enforcement officers or employees of a law-enforcement agency that (i) prevents the Attorney General from seeking equitable relief against a law-enforcement agency engaging in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional misconduct; (ii) includes any stipulation that delays officer interviews or interrogations after alleged wrongdoing for a set length of time; (iii) provides officers with access to evidence before interviews or interrogations about alleged wrongdoing; (iv) mandates the destruction or purging of disciplinary records from personnel files after a set length of time, or limits the consideration of disciplinary records in future employment actions; (v) prohibits the interrogation, investigation, or punishment of officers on the basis of alleged wrongdoing if a set length of time has elapsed since its alleged occurrence, or since the initiation of the investigation; (vi) prohibits supervisors from interrogating, investigating, or disciplining officers on the basis of anonymous civilian complaints; or (vii) requires arbitration of disputes related to disciplinary penalties or termination.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-57.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to collective bargaining; law enforcement; transparency and accountability.22102743D
Patron: Kilgore
Generation of electricity and energy development in the Commonwealth. Adds promoting the deployment of broadband in Southwest Virginia to the powers and duties of the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority. The bill also prohibits an electric generating unit located in the coalfield region of the Commonwealth capable of generating electricity from waste coal that began commercial operations after January 1, 2010, from being required to retire before such unit reaches the end of its useful life. The bill repeals provisions of the Virginia Clean Economy Act that prohibit the State Corporation Commission from issuing a certificate of public convenience and necessity for any investor-owned utility to own, operate, or construct any electric generating unit that emits carbon as a by-product of combusting fuel to generate electricity until the General Assembly receives a certain report from the Secretary of Natural Resources and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and that authorize such Secretaries to recommend a future moratorium on the issuing of such certificates.
The bill requires the Department of Energy to consider the economic development of rural Virginia while minimizing the impact on prime farmland a key priority in updating its Virginia Energy Plan.
The bill requires the Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority, to convene a stakeholder work group to identify strategies and any needed public policies, including statutory or regulatory changes, for promoting the development of advanced small modular reactors in localities in the Commonwealth.
The bill requires the Virginia Cooperative Extension to develop and maintain a map or repository of prime farmland in the Commonwealth, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of Forestry, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and the Department of Energy. An initial report of such map or repository shall be submitted the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
Finally, the bill requires the State Corporation Commission to develop a site readiness program for economic development sites identified by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership in the service territory of a Dominion Energy or American Electric Power, based on best practices in competitor states. Such program shall be implemented by December 1, 2022 and the Commission shall submit a report including recommendations for such program by December 15, 2022 to the Governor and General Assembly.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 45.2-1720, 56-576, and 56-585.5 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal the sixth and eleventh enactments of Chapter 1193 and the sixth and eleventh enactments of Chapter 1194 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020, relating to the Center for Rural Virginia; development of map of prime farmland; Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; promotion of broadband; retirement of certain coal-fired electric generating units at end of useful life; Department of Energy; stakeholder group for promotion of advanced small modular reactors; Virginia Energy Plan; economic development of rural Virginia; repeal of fossil fuel moratorium.22106227D
Patron: Orrock
Bureau of Insurance; provider contracts; continuity of care. Directs the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission to convene a work group to determine options for ensuring continuity of care covered by insurance for a reasonable amount of time under reasonable conditions during the time that providers and insurance carriers are negotiating provider contracts. The work group shall provide recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
A BILL to direct the Bureau of Insurance to convene a work group regarding continuity of care.22105413D
Patron: Robinson
Workers' compensation; COVID-19; health care providers. Extends from December 31, 2021, to December 31, 2022, the date by which COVID-19 causing the death or disability of a health care provider is presumed to be an occupational disease compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 65.2-402.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to workers' compensation; COVID-19; health care providers.22102394D
Patron: Tran
Financial institutions; sales-based financing providers. Requires a provider of sales-based financing to register with the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) in accordance with procedures established by the Commission and, unless such provider is organized under the laws of Virginia, to obtain a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth. The bill requires a sales-based financing provider to provide certain disclosures to a recipient at the time of extending a specific offer of sales-based financing. The bill requires that any cause of action arising under a contract or agreement for sales-based financing shall be brought in the jurisdiction where the recipient's principal place of business is located and any forum for any arbitration proceedings required in such a contract or agreement are held in the jurisdiction where the recipient's principal place of business is located. The bill requires the provider to pay any arbitrators' expenses or fees or any other expenses or administrative fees incurred in the conduct of the arbitration proceedings. Any provision in the contract or agreement mandating that such action be brought outside such jurisdiction shall be unenforceable.The bill requires the Commission to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and provides that if the Commission determines that a person is in violation of or has violated the disclosure provisions, the Commission may refer the information to the Attorney General and may request that the Attorney General investigate such violations.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 6.2 a chapter numbered 22.1, consisting of sections numbered 6.2-2228 through 6.6-2238, relating to financial institutions; sales-based financing providers.22106315D
Patron: Wilt
Virginia Public Procurement Act; project labor agreements. Requires every public body, prior to requiring bidders, offerors, contractors, subcontractors, or operators on public works contracts to enter into, become or remain signatories to, or adhere to project labor agreements, to make a written determination that such project labor agreements (i) meet certain criteria that serve to advance the public's interests, (ii) contain certain procedures and guarantees related to resolving disputes and preventing strikes, lockouts, or other related concerted actions, (iii) permit the selection of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder without regard to labor organization affiliation, and (iv) bind all contractors and subcontracts to the terms of the project labor agreement.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4321.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; project labor agreements.22106289D
Patron: Adams, D.M.
Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act. Adds autocycles to the vehicles protected by the Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act (the Act), commonly known as the "lemon law." The bill also contains technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-207.11, 59.1-207.13, and 59.1-207.16 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act.22103657D
Patron: Wachsmann
Health insurance; discrimination prohibited against covered entities and contract pharmacies. Prohibits carriers and pharmacy benefits managers from discriminating in the requirements, exclusions, terms, or other conditions imposed on a covered entity or contract pharmacy on the basis that the entity or pharmacy is operating under the 340B Program of the federal Public Health Service Act. The bill also prohibits a carrier or pharmacy benefits manager from interfering in a covered individual's right to choose a contract pharmacy or covered entity.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 38.2-3465 and 38.2-3467 of the Code of Virginia, relating to health insurance; discrimination prohibited against covered entities and contract pharmacies.22103525D
Patron: Avoli
Department of Labor and Industry; seizure first aid information. Directs the Department of Labor and Industry (the Department) to disseminate information regarding seizure first aid, defined in the bill, to all employers and employees in the Commonwealth and requires all employers of 25 or more employees to physically post this information in a prominent location in the workplace. The bill incorporates the "Good Samaritan" provision of the Code of Virginia that shields a person from liability when rendering emergency care in good faith under certain circumstances.
A BILL to direct the Department of Labor and Industry to disseminate information regarding seizure first aid.22103796D
Patron: Kilgore
Renewable energy certificates; priority of procurement. Requires American Electric Power and Dominion Energy Virginia to prioritize procurement of renewable energy certificates (RECs) from renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS) sources located in the Commonwealth and to prioritize procurement of RECs from RPS sources that are eligible for the Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund.
A BILL to prohibit certain requirements regarding renewable energy certificates; priority of procurement.22106460D
Patron: Leftwich
Definition of trust business. Clarifies that for the purpose of defining a trust business, rendering services as an attorney at law, either individually or through an entity wholly owned by attorneys, does not constitute a trust business.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 6.2-1000 of the Code of Virginia, relating to financial institutions; definition of trust business.22105427D
Patron: Kilgore
Electric utilities; removal of waste coal from previously mined sites. Provides that in furtherance of both the need to maintain a reliable and adequate supply of electricity and to address the environmental hazards of abandoned coal mines the removal of waste coal from previously mined sites in the coalfield region of the Commonwealth for the purpose of using such waste coal as fuel for the generation of electricity is in the public interest. The bill authorizes a Phase I or Phase II Utility to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval of a rate adjustment clause for recovery of the costs of such removal.
A BILL to provide that the removal of waste coal is in the public interest.22104901D