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type: "Bill"
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title: "Waste coal; removal in public interest."
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description: "Electric utilities; removal of waste coal from previously mined sites; Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; sunset. Provides that, in furtherance of the need to address the environmental hazards of abandoned coal mines, the removal of waste coal from previously mined sites in the coalfield region of the Commonwealth is in the public interest. The bill extends the sunset date for the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2024, and provides that the Commission may review information on the approximate volume and number of waste coal piles present in the coalfield region of the Commonwealth and options for cleaning up such waste coal piles."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 1326"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1326 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Terry G. Kilgore"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 44
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2022-01-21"
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last_action: "2022-04-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a8d85a0-68b6-4840-915a-fefebb5cc765"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB1326"
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source_hash: "cfd8ecaeef68475da14c89e0bb8b2234305f2840917a4bd5d540b6c3e8848493"
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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 1326 (2022) — Waste coal; removal in public interest.
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Electric utilities; removal of waste coal from previously mined sites; Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; sunset. Provides that, in furtherance of the need to address the environmental hazards of abandoned coal mines, the removal of waste coal from previously mined sites in the coalfield region of the Commonwealth is in the public interest. The bill extends the sunset date for the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2024, and provides that the Commission may review information on the approximate volume and number of waste coal piles present in the coalfield region of the Commonwealth and options for cleaning up such waste coal piles.
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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. **CHAP0177** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0177)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22107286D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1326S1)
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3. **Conference substitute printed 22107657D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1326H1)
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4. **HB1326ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1326ER)
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5. **Presented and ordered printed 22104901D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1326)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Passage (58-Y 41-N) — **57–41** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (74-Y 23-N) — **73–23** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N) — **0–97** (fail) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Energy (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Terry G. Kilgore — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-21** Presented and ordered printed 22104901D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-21** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-31** Impact statement from SCC (HB1326)
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- **2022-02-08** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
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- **2022-02-10** Reported from Commerce and Energy (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-14** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-15** Read third time and passed House (58-Y 41-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-15** VOTE: Passage (58-Y 41-N)
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- **2022-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-16** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-18** Assigned C&L sub: Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-28** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-28** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-28** Committee substitute printed 22107286D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2022-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-03** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2022-03-03** Committee substitute agreed to 22107286D-S1
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- **2022-03-03** Passed by for the day
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- **2022-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1326S1
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- **2022-03-04** Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB1326S1)
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- **2022-03-08** Senate substitute rejected by House 22107286D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
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- **2022-03-08** VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N)
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- **2022-03-09** Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-09** Senate requested conference committee
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- **2022-03-10** House acceded to request
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- **2022-03-10** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2022-03-10** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2022-03-10** Amended by conference committee
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- **2022-03-10** Conference substitute printed 22107657D-H1
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- **2022-03-11** Conference report agreed to by House (74-Y 23-N)
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- **2022-03-11** VOTE: Adoption (74-Y 23-N)
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- **2022-03-11** Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-21** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB1326H1)
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- **2022-03-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB1326ER)
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- **2022-03-21** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-22** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 177 (effective 7/1/22) `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/9a8d85a0-68b6-4840-915a-fefebb5cc765`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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