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2023 SESSION
HB 1643 Coal mine methane; options to encourage capture & beneficial use.
Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (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 SB 1121.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100963D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105550D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1643ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/08/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100963D
- 01/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 01/24/23 House: Assigned sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/26/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105550D-H1
- 02/02/23 House: Read first time
- 02/03/23 House: Read second time
- 02/03/23 House: Committee substitute agreed to 23105550D-H1
- 02/03/23 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1643H1
- 02/06/23 House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 10-N)
- 02/06/23 House: VOTE: Passage (90-Y 10-N)
- 02/07/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/17/23 Senate: Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1643ER)
- 02/24/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 House: 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 495 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/24/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495)