Electric utilities; recovery of costs of undergrounding distribution lines.
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SB 1473 — Electric utilities; recovery of costs of undergrounding distribution lines.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 583 (effective 1/1/17)
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2017. Enacted.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Declares that the replacement of any subset of an investor-owned electric utility's existing overhead distribution tap lines that have, in the aggregate, an average of nine or more total unplanned outage events-per-mile over a preceding 10-year period with new underground facilities in order to improve electric service reliability is in the public interest. The measure also provides that there shall be a rebuttable presumption that (i) the conversion of such facilities will provide local and system-wide benefits, (ii) the new underground facilities are cost beneficial, and (iii) the costs associated with the new underground facilities are reasonably and prudently incurred. An enactment clause provides that the measure shall apply to any applications pending with the Commission regarding new underground facilities on or after January 1, 2017. Another enactment clause directs an investor-owned incumbent electric utility to provide written notice to any cable operator of a cable television system that has attached its facilities to its poles that will be replaced in a project to underground existing overhead distribution tap lines not less than 90 days prior to relocating the utility's overhead distribution lines. The clause also establishes a procedure for negotiating a common shared underground easement.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
In Bill SB 1473, one line was added, while another line was removed. The addition reinforces a specific provision, likely strengthening the bill's intent or focus. Removing the other line may have been done to clarify the legislation or eliminate redundant information. Overall, these changes are important as they help streamline the bill and ensure it addresses the relevant issues more effectively.
74.220.50.22074.220.50.48
View plain text versions (4)
- Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0583) View text Current html March 16, 2017
- Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1473ER) View text html February 22, 2017
- Engrossed Senate: Printed as engrossed 17103391D-E html February 02, 2017
- Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17103391D View text html January 17, 2017
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 583 (effective 1/1/17)
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Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
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Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Enrolled
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Passed House (92-Y 4-N 2-A)
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Read third time
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Read second time
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Printed as engrossed 17103391D-E
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Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1473E
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Committee amendments agreed to
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Reading of amendments waived
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Read second time
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Presented and ordered printed 17103391D
Sponsors
- Richard L. Saslaw · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 92 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 92 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 4% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (96)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1473 do?
- Declares that the replacement of any subset of an investor-owned electric utility's existing overhead distribution tap lines that have, in the aggregate, an average of nine or more total unplanned outage events-per-mile over a preceding 10-year period with new underground facilities in order to improve electric service reliability is in the public interest. The measure also provides that there shall be a rebuttable presumption that (i) the conversion of such facilities will provide local and system-wide benefits, (ii) the new underground facilities are cost beneficial, and (iii) the costs associated with the new underground facilities are reasonably and prudently incurred. An enactment clause provides that the measure shall apply to any applications pending with the Commission regarding new underground facilities on or after January 1, 2017. Another enactment clause directs an investor-owned incumbent electric utility to provide written notice to any cable operator of a cable television system that has attached its facilities to its poles that will be replaced in a project to underground existing overhead distribution tap lines not less than 90 days prior to relocating the utility's overhead distribution lines. The clause also establishes a procedure for negotiating a common shared underground easement.
- Who sponsors SB 1473?
- SB 1473 is sponsored by Saslaw, Richard L..
- What is the current status of SB 1473?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2017. Enacted.
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