Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 398 — Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI); preexisting contracts.

Last action — Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; preexisting contracts. Establishes a reserve account for the purchase of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) allowances by an entity that has a preexisting contractual arrangement related to a power purchase entered into on or before May 16, 2017, and continuing in effect on July 1, 2020, through December 31, 2025. Such entity is authorized under the bill to purchase RGGI credits at a discounted rate, subject to conditions set forth in the bill, if, because of the preexisting contractual arrangement, the entity is unable to pass through or recover its RGGI costs.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N)

  2. Impact statement from DPB (SB398)

  3. Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  4. Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 7-N)

  5. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101370D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N)

Passed 11 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Total 11500
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Nay
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Nay
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Nay

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Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 7-N)

Passed 8 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8700
Total 8700
% of votes cast 53%47%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Nay
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Nay
Barbara A. Favola — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Nay
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Nay
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Nay
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Nay
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Subjects

environment energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 398 do?
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; preexisting contracts. Establishes a reserve account for the purchase of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) allowances by an entity that has a preexisting contractual arrangement related to a power purchase entered into on or before May 16, 2017, and continuing in effect on July 1, 2020, through December 31, 2025. Such entity is authorized under the bill to purchase RGGI credits at a discounted rate, subject to conditions set forth in the bill, if, because of the preexisting contractual arrangement, the entity is unable to pass through or recover its RGGI costs.
Who sponsors SB 398?
SB 398 is sponsored by Ryan T. McDougle.
What is the current status of SB 398?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 398?
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