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type: "Bill"
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title: "Mines, Minerals and Energy, Department of; renamed the Department of Energy."
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description: "Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Renames the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy as the Department of Energy. Within the Department, the bill renames the Division of Mined Land Reclamation as the Division of Mined Land Repurposing and renames the Division of Energy as the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The bill makes substantive changes, removing the requirement that the Chief of the Division of Mines be appointed by the Governor and authorizing an employee other than the Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector to serve as the principal executive of the staff of the Virginia Gas and Oil Board. The bill also provides that the Chief Clean Energy Policy Advisor shall be appointed by the Governor. The bill removes or updates outdated language."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 1855"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1855 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Richard C. \"Rip\" Sullivan, Jr."]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 42
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2021-01-07"
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last_action: "2021-04-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efb789da-7576-46b9-bb90-78e857138a9d"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1855"
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source_hash: "cf7ed970398e3b713e96848d90356d5c0af2349d79962af755f42c65f05db956"
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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 HB 1855 (2021) — Mines, Minerals and Energy, Department of; renamed the Department of Energy.
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Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Renames the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy as the Department of Energy. Within the Department, the bill renames the Division of Mined Land Reclamation as the Division of Mined Land Repurposing and renames the Division of Energy as the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The bill makes substantive changes, removing the requirement that the Chief of the Division of Mines be appointed by the Governor and authorizing an employee other than the Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector to serve as the principal executive of the staff of the Virginia Gas and Oil Board. The bill also provides that the Chief Clean Energy Policy Advisor shall be appointed by the Governor. The bill removes or updates outdated language.
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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. **CHAP0532** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0532)
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2. **HB1855ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1855ER)
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3. **HB1855ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1855ER2)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102112D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1855)
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5. **Printed as engrossed 21102112D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1855E)
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## Votes
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 35-N) — **63–35** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 4-N) — **18–4** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (35-Y 3-N) — **35–3** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N) — **36–3** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (69-Y 30-N) — **68–30** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N) — **25–14** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102112D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-07** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-13** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-14** Impact statement from DPB (HB1855)
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- **2021-01-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-18** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-18** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-18** Amendment by Delegate Sullivan agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-01-18** Engrossed by House as amended HB1855E
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- **2021-01-18** Printed as engrossed 21102112D-E
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- **2021-01-19** Read third time and passed House (69-Y 30-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-01-19** VOTE: Passage (69-Y 30-N)
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- **2021-01-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB1855E)
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- **2021-01-20** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-01-20** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-16** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-16** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-22** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-24** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-25** Passed Senate (35-Y 3-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-25** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-25** Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N) `passage`
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- **2021-03-09** Enrolled
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- **2021-03-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB1855ER)
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- **2021-03-09** Signed by President
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- **2021-03-11** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-03-15** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
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- **2021-03-15** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-25** Governor's recommendation received by House
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- **2021-03-31** Governor's recommendation received by House
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- **2021-04-07** Placed on Calendar
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- **2021-04-07** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 35-N)
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- **2021-04-07** VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 35-N)
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- **2021-04-07** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N)
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- **2021-04-07** Governor's recommendation adopted
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- **2021-04-07** Reenrolled
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- **2021-04-07** Reenrolled bill text (HB1855ER2)
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- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
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- **2021-04-07** Signed by President as reenrolled
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- **2021-04-07** Enacted, Chapter 532 (effective 10/1/21) `became-law`
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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/efb789da-7576-46b9-bb90-78e857138a9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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