SB333Introduced in the Senate
Remediated Mine Gas Grant Program; established, report.
Introduced by Travis Hackworth, District 5
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Remediated Mine Gas Grant Program established; report. Directs the Department of Energy to establish the Remediated Mine Gas Grant Program to assist projects in the Commonwealth with capture and sequestration of remediated mine gas. The bill requires (i) the Department to award grants for the Program to taxpayers on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, and (ii) grant recipients to submit a report to the Department by October 1 of any year in which funds are made available for the Program. The bill also directs the Department to submit a report summarizing the information received from grant recipients to relevant committees of the General Assembly by January 1 after any year in which funds are made available for the Program.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0494)
April 8, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 11, 2026
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103039D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate committee offered
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
Committee substitute printed 26107055D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute printed 26107738D-S2
Read second time
Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26108799D-H1
Read second time
Read third time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB333ER)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 494 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0494)
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