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Bill Waste coal piles; Department of Energy to identify volume and number, use of coal ash. Department of Energy; waste coal piles; report. Directs the Department of Energy, in cooperation with public institutions of higher education serving the coalfield region of the Commonwealth, to identify the approximate volume and number of waste coal piles present in the area and options for cleaning up such waste coal piles, including potential use in electricity generation. The Department of Energy shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022. The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Quality to convene a working group to evaluate opportunities for the development of public infrastructure projects at current or proposed sites for the storage of coal ash in the Commonwealth. The working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 120. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 HB 657 Virginia HB 657 (2022)
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Virginia HB 657 (2022) — Waste coal piles; Department of Energy to identify volume and number, use of coal ash.

Department of Energy; waste coal piles; report. Directs the Department of Energy, in cooperation with public institutions of higher education serving the coalfield region of the Commonwealth, to identify the approximate volume and number of waste coal piles present in the area and options for cleaning up such waste coal piles, including potential use in electricity generation. The Department of Energy shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022. The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Quality to convene a working group to evaluate opportunities for the development of public infrastructure projects at current or proposed sites for the storage of coal ash in the Commonwealth. The working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 120.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0762 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 22105712D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 22106818D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB657EH1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB657ER (committee substitute) — source
  6. HB657ER2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Rejected (2-Y 95-N) — 2–94 (fail) · lower
  • Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) — 7–0 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 9-N) — 86–9 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) — 16–0 (pass) · upper
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) — 39–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • William C. Wampler III — primary (person)
  • Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101159D introduction
  • 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy referral-committee
  • 2022-01-20 Impact statement from SCC (HB657)
  • 2022-01-25 Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
  • 2022-02-01 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-01 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-03 Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-03 Committee substitute printed 22105712D-H1 substitution
  • 2022-02-07 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-08 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-08 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-08 Committee substitute agreed to 22105712D-H1
  • 2022-02-08 Amendment by Delegate Byron agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2022-02-08 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB657EH1
  • 2022-02-08 Printed as engrossed 22105712D-EH1
  • 2022-02-09 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-09 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2022-02-10 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2022-02-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB657EH1)
  • 2022-02-21 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-21 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-21 Committee substitute printed 22106818D-S1 substitution
  • 2022-02-21 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2022-03-01 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-03-02 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-03 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-03-03 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2022-03-03 Committee substitute agreed to 22106818D-S1
  • 2022-03-03 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2022-03-03 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2022-03-03 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB657S1
  • 2022-03-03 Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-03-07 Impact statement from DPB (HB657S1)
  • 2022-03-07 Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 22106818D-S1 (2-Y 95-N)
  • 2022-03-07 VOTE: Rejected (2-Y 95-N)
  • 2022-03-08 Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-08 Senate requested conference committee
  • 2022-03-09 House acceded to request
  • 2022-03-10 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2022-03-10 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2022-03-11 Amended by conference committee
  • 2022-03-11 Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 9-N)
  • 2022-03-11 VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 9-N)
  • 2022-03-11 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-21 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB657ER)
  • 2022-03-21 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-22 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
  • 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 2022-04-27 Placed on Calendar
  • 2022-04-27 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-04-27 VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-04-27 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
  • 2022-04-27 Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 2022-04-27 Reenrolled
  • 2022-04-27 Reenrolled bill text (HB657ER2)
  • 2022-04-27 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 2022-04-27 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 2022-04-27 Enacted, Chapter 762 (effective 7/1/22) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4f803a4a-d072-40b9-bd68-62421fe4f4ec. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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