Virginia - SB1231 - 2023

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Electricity Generation

Added On: 05-25-2023
Updated On: 05-12-2023
Status: Enacted
Primary Sponsor: Lynwood Lewis (Democratic)





Companion Bills (1)

Actions (36)

  • 01-10-2023 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102338D
  • 01-10-2023 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 01-31-2023 - Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (9-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 01-31-2023 - Committee substitute printed 23105971D-S1
  • 02-02-2023 - Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02-03-2023 - Read second time
  • 02-03-2023 - Reading of substitute waived
  • 02-03-2023 - Committee substitute agreed to 23105971D-S1
  • 02-03-2023 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1231S1
  • 02-06-2023 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02-09-2023 - Placed on Calendar
  • 02-09-2023 - Read first time
  • 02-09-2023 - Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
  • 02-16-2023 - Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
  • 02-16-2023 - Committee substitute printed 23106815D-H1
  • 02-20-2023 - Read second time
  • 02-21-2023 - Read third time
  • 02-21-2023 - Passed by temporarily
  • 02-21-2023 - Committee substitute agreed to 23106815D-H1
  • 02-21-2023 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1231H1
  • 02-21-2023 - Passed House with substitute (82-Y 14-N)
  • 02-21-2023 - VOTE: Passage (82-Y 14-N)
  • 02-22-2023 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02-22-2023 - Title replaced 23106815D-H1
  • 03-07-2023 - Enrolled
  • 03-07-2023 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1231ER)
  • 03-08-2023 - Signed by President
  • 03-08-2023 - Signed by Speaker
  • 03-13-2023 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
  • 03-13-2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
  • 03-27-2023 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  • 04-12-2023 - Senate rejected Governor's recommendations #'s 1, 2, 3 (18-Y 22-N)
  • 04-12-2023 - Recommendation #4 passed by for the day
  • 04-12-2023 - Communicated to Governor
  • 05-12-2023 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 804 (effective 7/1/23)
  • 05-12-2023 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0804)

Votes (8)