Natural gas utilities; qualified projects, investments in eligible infrastructure.
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SB 1289 — Natural gas utilities; qualified projects, investments in eligible infrastructure.
Last action — Enacted, Chapter 253 (effective 7/1/17)
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2017. 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
Exempts any natural gas utility serving fewer than 2,000 residential customers and fewer than 350 commercial and industrial customers in the year in which the utility makes an investment for qualifying projects from the provision that limits the amount of investment that a natural gas utility may make in qualifying projects to one percent of its net plant investment that was used in establishing base rates in its most recent rate case. The existing exemption to the one percent cap was enacted in 2013 and applies to any natural gas utility serving fewer than 1,000 residential customers and fewer than 250 commercial and industrial customers in such year. Legislation enacted in 2012 established a mechanism for natural gas utilities to recover the eligible infrastructure development costs of a qualifying project through future rates. A qualifying project is an economic development project for which, among other things, the utility has received a binding commitment from the developer or occupant of the proposed project regarding capacity or a financial guaranty from the developer or state or local government in the amount of at least 50 percent of the estimated investment to be made in the proposed project. This bill is identical to
Bill Text
- Enrolled Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1289ER2) Current html February 24, 2017
- Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253) View text html February 24, 2017
- Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1289ER) View text html February 13, 2017
- Engrossed Senate: Printed as engrossed 17101108D-E html January 26, 2017
- Prefiled Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101108D html January 10, 2017
Action History
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Enacted, Chapter 253 (effective 7/1/17)
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Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
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Signed by President as reenrolled
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Reenrolled bill text (SB1289ER2)
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Reenrolled
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Governor's recommendation adopted
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House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 0-N)
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Governor's recommendation received by Senate
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Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017
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Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/14/17
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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 BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
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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 17101108D-E
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Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1289E
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Committee amendment agreed to
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Reading of amendment waived
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Read second time
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101108D
Sponsors
- A. Benton "Ben" Chafin · Primary
- Ronald A. Villanueva · Cosponsor
- Sr. Charles W. Carrico · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
Co-sponsors (2)
- Ronald A. Villanueva
- Charles W. Carrico, Sr.
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 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (92)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (95)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Albo | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Collins | — | Yea |
| Freitas | — | Yea |
| Gilbert | — | Yea |
| Heretick | — | Yea |
| Ingram | — | Yea |
| Kory | — | Yea |
| LaRock | — | Yea |
| Landes | — | Yea |
| LeMunyon | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Tyler | — | Yea |
| Villanueva | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bell, Richard P. | — | Yea |
| Bell, Robert B. | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Yea |
| Bourne | — | Yea |
| Bulova | — | Yea |
| Byron | — | Yea |
| Cline | — | Yea |
| Dudenhefer | — | Yea |
| Edmunds | — | Yea |
| Fariss | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marshall, D.W. | — | Yea |
| Marshall, R.G. | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Farrell | — | Yea |
| Filler-Corn | — | Yea |
| Greason | — | Yea |
| Helsel | — | Yea |
| Hester | — | Yea |
| Holcomb | — | Yea |
| Hugo | — | Yea |
| James | — | Yea |
| Keam | — | Yea |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Lingamfelter | — | Yea |
| Loupassi | — | Yea |
| Massie | — | Yea |
| Miyares | — | Yea |
| Morris | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Murphy | — | Yea |
| O'Bannon | — | Yea |
| Orrock | — | Yea |
| Peace | — | Yea |
| Pogge | — | Yea |
| Poindexter | — | Yea |
| Ransone | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Rush | — | Yea |
| Stolle | — | Yea |
| Toscano | — | Yea |
| Yancey | — | Yea |
| Yost | — | Yea |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Yea |
| Barry D. Knight | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Charniele L. Herring | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | — | Yea |
| James A. "Jay" Leftwich | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Yea |
| Jeion A. Ward | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jessica L. Anderson | — | Yea |
| Kimberly Pope Adams | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Lashrecse D. Aird | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Marcus B. Simon | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Sickles | — | Yea |
| Michael J. Webert | — | Yea |
| Patrick A. Hope | — | Yea |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| R. Lee Ware | — | Yea |
| Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Terry G. Kilgore | — | Yea |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Yea |
| Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Thomas C. Wright, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Tony O. Wilt | — | Yea |
| Vivian E. Watts | — | Yea |
| Will Davis | — | Yea |
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 1289 do?
- Exempts any natural gas utility serving fewer than 2,000 residential customers and fewer than 350 commercial and industrial customers in the year in which the utility makes an investment for qualifying projects from the provision that limits the amount of investment that a natural gas utility may make in qualifying projects to one percent of its net plant investment that was used in establishing base rates in its most recent rate case. The existing exemption to the one percent cap was enacted in 2013 and applies to any natural gas utility serving fewer than 1,000 residential customers and fewer than 250 commercial and industrial customers in such year. Legislation enacted in 2012 established a mechanism for natural gas utilities to recover the eligible infrastructure development costs of a qualifying project through future rates. A qualifying project is an economic development project for which, among other things, the utility has received a binding commitment from the developer or occupant of the proposed project regarding capacity or a financial guaranty from the developer or state or local government in the amount of at least 50 percent of the estimated investment to be made in the proposed project. This bill is identical to
- Who sponsors SB 1289?
- SB 1289 is sponsored by A. Benton "Ben" Chafin, Ronald A. Villanueva, and Charles W. Carrico, Sr..
- What is the current status of SB 1289?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2017. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 1289?
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