SB988
Electric utilities; electric school bus projects.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Electric utilities; electric school bus projects.
Authorizes Dominion Energy Virginia to implement projects designed to encourage the proliferation of school buses that are fueled in whole or in part by electricity, along with associated charging and other infrastructure, for the purpose of transporting students and that may also serve as electric grid stabilization or peak shaving ... (More) resources. Under an electric school bus project, Dominion may (i) purchase, own, manage, or control electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (ii) enter into third-party agreements for the purchase, lease, or use of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (iii) enter into agreements with any the school board of any public school division located in the Commonwealth for joint ownership of or for leasing on commercially competitive terms of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; (iv) provide financial incentives or rebates to any school board to promote or facilitate the purchase and ownership by such public school board of electric school buses, along with associated charging or other infrastructure; and (v) engage in other activities to promote the development and proliferation of electric school bus transportation in the Commonwealth. The bill also provides a tax exemption for electric school buses and associated charging and other infrastructure that is related or incidental to an authorized electric school bus project. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/15/2020 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105634D
- 01/15/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/22/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB988)
- 01/23/2020 - Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Energy
- 02/09/2020 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/09/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107510D-S1
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107510D-S1
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB988S1
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/14/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/14/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB988S1)
- 02/27/2020 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/27/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20109356D-H1
- 03/02/2020 - House: Read second time
- 03/03/2020 - House: Read third time
- 03/03/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109356D-H1
- 03/03/2020 - House: Defeated by House (35-Y 57-N)
- 03/03/2020 - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (35-Y 57-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/03/2020 - House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 03/03/2020 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB988H1)
- 03/04/2020 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/2020 - House: Read third time
- 03/05/2020 - House: Defeated by House (43-Y 54-N)
- 03/05/2020 - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (43-Y 54-N) Close Floor Vote
