HB1616
Offshore Wind Industry Workforce Program and Fund; established, report, sunset.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Michael Feggans (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Energy; workforce development in offshore wind industry.
Directs the Director of the Department of Energy to identify and develop training resources to advance workforce development in the offshore wind industry in the Commonwealth.-
Bill History
- 01/03/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103181D
- 01/03/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/10/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/28/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105016D-H1
- 01/29/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1616)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1616ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1616)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
