Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 562 — Captured coal mine methane; pilot program, renewable energy portfolio standard.

Last action — Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 1-N)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Pilot program for captured coal mine methane;renewable energy portfolio standard. Directs the State CorporationCommission to establish a pilot program for American Electric Power(Phase I Utility) and Dominion Energy (Phase II Utility) to submitproposals to deploy electricity generation from captured coal minemethane. Under the bill, reasonable and prudent costs incurred underthe captured coal mine methane project shall be recovered throughutility base rates. Additionally, the bill provides that electricitygenerated using captured coal mine methane with a non-combustionelectric generator under the captured coal mine methane project shallbe considered an eligible resource for purposes of the renewableenergy portfolio standard program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 1-N)

  2. Impact statement from SCC (SB562)

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

  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104626D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 1 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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"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.

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Votes

Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 1-N)

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14100
Total 14100
% of votes cast 93%7%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Subjects

environment energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 562 do?
Pilot program for captured coal mine methane;renewable energy portfolio standard. Directs the State CorporationCommission to establish a pilot program for American Electric Power(Phase I Utility) and Dominion Energy (Phase II Utility) to submitproposals to deploy electricity generation from captured coal minemethane. Under the bill, reasonable and prudent costs incurred underthe captured coal mine methane project shall be recovered throughutility base rates. Additionally, the bill provides that electricitygenerated using captured coal mine methane with a non-combustionelectric generator under the captured coal mine methane project shallbe considered an eligible resource for purposes of the renewableenergy portfolio standard program.
Who sponsors SB 562?
SB 562 is sponsored by T. Travis Hackworth.
What is the current status of SB 562?
This bill died with 2024 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 562?
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