HB2611
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; prohibition on participation by Commonwealth.
Summary
As Introduced. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; prohibition on participation by Commonwealth.
Prohibits the Governor or any state agency from adopting any regulation establishing a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade program or bringing about the participation by the Commonwealth in a regional market for the trading of carbon dioxide allowances. The bill provides that the Commonwealth shall be allowed to participate in such a ... (More) cap-and-trade program if the House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia each adopt a resolution by a two-thirds vote that specifically references and approves the regulatory text proposed for adoption by a state agency. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2019 - House: Presented and ordered printed 19103557D
- 01/09/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/16/2019 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/21/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/23/2019 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/25/2019 - House: Read first time
- 01/28/2019 - House: Read second time
- 01/28/2019 - House: Pending question ordered
- 01/28/2019 - House: Engrossed by House
- 01/29/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2611)
- 01/29/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
- 01/29/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (51-Y 48-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/30/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/07/2019 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2019 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/15/2019 - House: Enrolled
- 02/15/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2611ER)
- 02/15/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2611ER)
- 02/15/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/19/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2019
- 02/19/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/14/2019 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/03/2019 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
