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Bill Energy conservation measures; establishes, providing incentives for development of electric energy. Requires Dominion Power and Appalachian Power Company to a seek approval for a three-year program of energy conservation measures providing incentives to low income, elderly and disabled individuals in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate for the installation of measures that reduce residential heating and cooling costs and enhance the health and safety of residents. The measure also requires the utilities to develop a program of energy conservation measures providing incentives, open to low income, elderly and disabled individuals who also participate in the above-described incentive program, in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate, for the installation of equipment to develop electric energy derived from sunlight. The measure provides that the utilities may provide such incentives directly to customers or to organizations that assist low income, elderly and disabled individuals. The measure directs that in developing such incentive programs, each utility shall give consideration to low income, elderly and disabled persons residing in housing that a redevelopment and housing authority owns or controls. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2019 HB 2789 Virginia HB 2789 (2019)
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Virginia HB 2789 (2019) — Energy conservation measures; establishes, providing incentives for development of electric energy.

Requires Dominion Power and Appalachian Power Company to a seek approval for a three-year program of energy conservation measures providing incentives to low income, elderly and disabled individuals in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate for the installation of measures that reduce residential heating and cooling costs and enhance the health and safety of residents. The measure also requires the utilities to develop a program of energy conservation measures providing incentives, open to low income, elderly and disabled individuals who also participate in the above-described incentive program, in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate, for the installation of equipment to develop electric energy derived from sunlight. The measure provides that the utilities may provide such incentives directly to customers or to organizations that assist low income, elderly and disabled individuals. The measure directs that in developing such incentive programs, each utility shall give consideration to low income, elderly and disabled persons residing in housing that a redevelopment and housing authority owns or controls.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0748) (committee substitute) — source
  2. House amendments adopted (committee substitute) — source
  3. House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2789ER) (committee substitute) — source
  4. House: Presented and ordered printed 19105276D (committee substitute) — source
  5. House: Printed as engrossed 19105276D-E (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments — 201 (pass) · lower
  • Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate — 382 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate — 373 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed House — 909 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor — 112 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Israel D. O'Quinn — primary (person)
  • Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2019-01-18 Presented and ordered printed 19105276D introduction
  • 2019-01-18 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2019-02-03 Read first time reading-1
  • 2019-02-04 Read second time reading-2
  • 2019-02-04 Committee amendments agreed to
  • 2019-02-04 Engrossed by House as amended HB2789E
  • 2019-02-04 Printed as engrossed 19105276D-E
  • 2019-02-05 Read third time and passed House (90-Y 9-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2019-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2019-02-06 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2019-02-20 Read third time reading-3
  • 2019-02-22 Enrolled
  • 2019-02-22 Signed by Speaker
  • 2019-02-22 Signed by President
  • 2019-03-04 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
  • 2019-03-04 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 2019-03-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 748 (effective 7/1/19) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2a0beacd-71b7-4c63-8793-23347c9404f7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).