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| Bill | Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy; established. | Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy. Establishes the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy, replacing the Commonwealth Energy Policy. The bill sets out the energy policy and objectives of the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy, which include: (i) the Commonwealth recognizes that effectively addressing climate change and enhancing resilience will advance the health, welfare, and safety of the residents of the Commonwealth and that addressing climate change requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the Commonwealth's economy sufficient to reach net-zero emission by 2045 in all sectors, including the electric power, transportation, industrial, agricultural, building, and infrastructure sectors; (ii) the Commonwealth recognizes the need to promote environmental justice and ensure that it is carried out throughout the Commonwealth and the need to address and prevent energy inequities in historically economically disadvantaged communities; and (iii) the Commonwealth must continue to prioritize economic competiveness and workforce development in an equitable manner. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | SB 1284 | Virginia SB 1284 (2021) |
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Virginia SB 1284 (2021) — Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy; established.
Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy. Establishes the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy, replacing the Commonwealth Energy Policy. The bill sets out the energy policy and objectives of the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy, which include: (i) the Commonwealth recognizes that effectively addressing climate change and enhancing resilience will advance the health, welfare, and safety of the residents of the Commonwealth and that addressing climate change requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the Commonwealth's economy sufficient to reach net-zero emission by 2045 in all sectors, including the electric power, transportation, industrial, agricultural, building, and infrastructure sectors; (ii) the Commonwealth recognizes the need to promote environmental justice and ensure that it is carried out throughout the Commonwealth and the need to address and prevent energy inequities in historically economically disadvantaged communities; and (iii) the Commonwealth must continue to prioritize economic competiveness and workforce development in an equitable manner.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0327 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 21103831D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102125D (committee substitute) — source
- SB1284ER (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) — 6–4 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) — 54–45 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N) — 12–3 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) — 21–18 (pass) · upper
- Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce — 0–0 (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N 1-A) — 11–4 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Barbara A. Favola — primary (person)
- Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102125D
introduction - 2021-01-11 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2021-01-25 Assigned C&L sub: Energy
referral-committee - 2021-01-27 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-02-01 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-01 Committee substitute printed 21103831D-S1
substitution - 2021-02-01 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee - 2021-02-03 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2021-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-04 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-04 Reading of substitute waived
- 2021-02-04 Committee substitute agreed to 21103831D-S1
- 2021-02-04 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1284S1
- 2021-02-05 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-07 Placed on Calendar
- 2021-02-07 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-02-07 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2021-02-08 Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce
- 2021-02-09 Impact statement from DPB (SB1284S1)
- 2021-02-10 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2021-02-15 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
- 2021-02-16 Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-18 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-19 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-19 Passed House (55-Y 45-N)
passage - 2021-02-19 VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
- 2021-02-24 Enrolled
- 2021-02-24 Impact statement from DPB (SB1284ER)
- 2021-02-24 Signed by President
- 2021-02-25 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-26 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
- 2021-02-26 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 327 (effective 7/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d7fe2418-0c28-4605-9b44-5ecfe2700af3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).