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type: "Bill"
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title: "Nuclear energy; strategic plan for overall goal of carbon-free energy."
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description: "Nuclear energy; strategic plan. Directs the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, and the Secretary of Education to work in coordination with the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to develop a strategic plan for the role of nuclear energy in the Commonwealth's overall strategy for moving toward renewable and carbon-free energy. The plan shall be completed by October 1, 2020, and updated every four years thereafter. This bill is identical to HB 1303."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 549"
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citation: "Virginia SB 549 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Stephen D. Newman"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-07"
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last_action: "2020-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0d3f0dc-dd16-447f-af66-fb3b4c8aa697"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB549"
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source_hash: "29ac2601ecb047364a9a7795f17c0839d256c27cc24654aa8457109e9af108ff"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 549 (2020) — Nuclear energy; strategic plan for overall goal of carbon-free energy.
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Nuclear energy; strategic plan. Directs the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, and the Secretary of Education to work in coordination with the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to develop a strategic plan for the role of nuclear energy in the Commonwealth's overall strategy for moving toward renewable and carbon-free energy. The plan shall be completed by October 1, 2020, and updated every four years thereafter. This bill is identical to HB 1303.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0658)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0658)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB549ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB549ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (SB549)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB549)
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4. **Impact statement from DPB (SB549H1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB549H1)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (19-Y 0-N) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Stephen D. Newman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102786D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-10** Assigned C&L sub: Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (SB549)
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- **2020-01-20** Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-23** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-24** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (19-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-18** Committee substitute printed 20108595D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (SB549H1)
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- **2020-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-21** Committee substitute agreed to 20108595D-H1
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- **2020-02-21** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB549H1
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- **2020-02-21** Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-21** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-25** House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-25** Title replaced 20108595D-H1
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- **2020-03-02** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-02** Impact statement from DPB (SB549ER)
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- **2020-03-02** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-03** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 658 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0d3f0dc-dd16-447f-af66-fb3b4c8aa697`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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