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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2545: Gas pipeline safety; regulations.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2545 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Gas pipeline safety; regulations. Primary sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2025): Failed to report (defeated) in Labor and Commerce (7-Y 15-N).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Gas pipeline safety; regulations. Requires that for pipeline facilities used in the interstate transport of gas, as defined in federal regulations, any gas transported in transmission lines in the Commonwealth shall be adequately odorized, with an exception for certain pipelines in operation before May 5, 1975. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission to promulgate regulations related to the provisions of the bill.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sam RasoulPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to report (defeated) in Labor and Commerce (7-Y 15-N)
  2. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
  3. Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2545)
  5. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101097D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source