Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 286 — Electric utilities; underground transmission lines.

Last action — Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (4-Y 9-N 2-A)

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Electric utilities; underground transmissionlines. Provides that the construction and reconstruction of any underground, in whole or in part, electrical transmission linesof at least 69 kilovolts and less than 500 kilovolts along a highwayright-of-way under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportationin Planning District 8 where a data center proposal is under constructionin an area located within a half mile of a National Battlefield Park and within one mile of a state forest is in the public interest.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (4-Y 9-N 2-A)

  2. Impact statement from SCC (SB286)

  3. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101540D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 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

Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (4-Y 9-N 2-A)

Failed 4 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4902
Total 4902
% of votes cast 27%60%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Not Voting
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Nay
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Nay
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Mamie E. Locke — Nay
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Scott A. Surovell — Not Voting
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 286 do?
Electric utilities; underground transmissionlines. Provides that the construction and reconstruction of any underground, in whole or in part, electrical transmission linesof at least 69 kilovolts and less than 500 kilovolts along a highwayright-of-way under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportationin Planning District 8 where a data center proposal is under constructionin an area located within a half mile of a National Battlefield Park and within one mile of a state forest is in the public interest.
Who sponsors SB 286?
SB 286 is sponsored by Danica A. Roem and Subramanyam, Suhas.
What is the current status of SB 286?
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 286?
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