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HB 1907 — Electric utilities; advanced renewable energy buyers.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 140 (effective 7/1/21)
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2021. Enacted.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 7 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Electric utilities; advanced renewable energybuyers. Provides that certain accelerated renewable energy buyersthat are customers of Dominion Energy Virginia and had subscribedto, as of March 1, 2020, a voluntary companion experimental tariffoffering for the purchase of renewable attributes from renewableenergy facilities that requires a renewable facilities agreementand the purchase of a minimum of 2,000 renewable attributes annuallyis exempt from the allocation of the net costs related to procurementof new solar or onshore wind generation capacity, energy, or environmentalattributes, or energy storage facilities, by Dominion Energy Virginia.The exemption is based on the amount of Renewable Energy Certificatesassociated with the customer's renewable facilities agreements associatedwith the tariff offering in proportion to the customer's total electricenergy consumption, on an annual basis.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
104 added · 99 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to HB 1907 include adding details regarding the contracts that electric utilities can enter into for purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). Notably, the bill clarifies the criteria for exempting certain costs and defines what qualifies as "brownfield" land for renewable energy projects. These changes are important because they provide a clearer framework for utilities looking to invest in renewable energy, which can lead to more sustainable energy practices and potentially lower costs for consumers.
SPECIAL SESSION I history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER 140 An Act to amend and reenact § 56-585.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electric utilities;
[H 1907] Approved March 18, 2021 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
View plain text versions (3)
- CHAP0140 View text Current html March 18, 2021
- HB1907ER View text html February 22, 2021
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100988D html January 08, 2021
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 140 (effective 7/1/21)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
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Signed by Speaker
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Impact statement from SCC (HB1907ER)
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Signed by President
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Enrolled
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Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
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Read third time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
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Assigned C&L sub: Energy
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Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Passage (73-Y 25-N)
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Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N)
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Read second time and engrossed
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Read first time
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Reported from Labor and Commerce (19-Y 3-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
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Impact statement from SCC (HB1907)
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Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
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Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100988D
Sponsors
- Jr. Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan · Primary
- Alfonso H. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Mark L. Keam · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 28 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (2)
Not signed on (145)
145 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 145 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Nay |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 72 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 72 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 25% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 14% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Yea |
| Ayala, Hala S. | — | Yea |
| Bourne, Jeffrey M. | — | Yea |
| Byron, Kathy J. | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Don Scott | — | Yea |
| Gooditis, Wendy W. | — | Yea |
| Guzman, Elizabeth R. | — | Yea |
| Heretick, Steve E. | — | Yea |
| Israel D. O'Quinn | — | Yea |
| Jeion A. Ward | — | Yea |
| Keam, Mark L. | — | Yea |
| Kory, Kaye | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Marshall, Daniel W., III | — | Yea |
| Michael J. Webert | — | Nay |
| Mullin, Michael P. | — | Yea |
| R. Lee Ware | — | Nay |
| Ransone, Margaret B. | — | Yea |
| Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Terry G. Kilgore | — | Yea |
| Tony O. Wilt | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 18% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Yea |
| Ayala, Hala S. | — | Yea |
| Heretick, Steve E. | — | Yea |
| Israel D. O'Quinn | — | Nay |
| Jeion A. Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Keam, Mark L. | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Marshall, Daniel W., III | — | Yea |
| R. Lee Ware | — | Nay |
| Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Terry G. Kilgore | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1907 do?
- Electric utilities; advanced renewable energybuyers. Provides that certain accelerated renewable energy buyersthat are customers of Dominion Energy Virginia and had subscribedto, as of March 1, 2020, a voluntary companion experimental tariffoffering for the purchase of renewable attributes from renewableenergy facilities that requires a renewable facilities agreementand the purchase of a minimum of 2,000 renewable attributes annuallyis exempt from the allocation of the net costs related to procurementof new solar or onshore wind generation capacity, energy, or environmentalattributes, or energy storage facilities, by Dominion Energy Virginia.The exemption is based on the amount of Renewable Energy Certificatesassociated with the customer's renewable facilities agreements associatedwith the tariff offering in proportion to the customer's total electricenergy consumption, on an annual basis.
- Who sponsors HB 1907?
- HB 1907 is sponsored by Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr., Alfonso H. Lopez, and Keam, Mark L..
- What is the current status of HB 1907?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2021. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 1907?
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