Solar energy collection devices; covenants restricting. (SB320)
Introduced By
Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Covenants restricting solar energy collection devices. Declares that any restrictive covenant that restricts the installation or use of any solar energy collection device on real property in the Commonwealth void and contrary to the public policy of the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »
Status
03/12/2008: Passed the General Assembly
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080094340 |
01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/04/2008 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2008 | Committee substitute printed 080169340-S1 |
02/06/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2008 | Read second time |
02/07/2008 | Committee substitute rejected 080169340-S1 |
02/07/2008 | Floor substitute printed 080186340-S2 (Wagner) |
02/07/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/07/2008 | Substitute by Senator Wagner agreed to 080186340-S2 |
02/07/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB320S2 |
02/08/2008 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2008 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2008 | Communicated to House |
02/13/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
02/13/2008 | Read first time |
02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/19/2008 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2008 | Motion to refer to committee agreed to |
02/21/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
02/22/2008 | Assigned GL sub: Housing |
02/28/2008 | Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N) |
03/03/2008 | Read second time |
03/04/2008 | Read third time |
03/04/2008 | Committee amendments agreed to |
03/04/2008 | Engrossed by House as amended |
03/04/2008 | Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N) |
03/04/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
03/06/2008 | House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
03/08/2008 | Enrolled |
03/08/2008 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB320ER) |
03/08/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/11/2008 | Signed by President |
03/12/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/12/2008 | Signed by President |
04/11/2008 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
Comments
Energy - Support
It appears this piece of legislation will be modified to allow the 10's of thousands of developments with restrictive covenants against using solar energy to keep them. It will be modified to only cover new developments. Unfortunately, with the slow down in housing this piece of legislation if it passes as modified will mean virtually nothing for my generation and probably will not have a visible impact for another 2 or 3 generations. It would appear to be about as un American as you can get to prevent someone from accessing free made in America solar energy and force them to use oil or gas imported from Iran or Russia or Venezuela or who knows where else?. It is not only bad for our balance of payments and our national security, but it is also decidedly anti Christian as God made the Sun and I do not see how a developer or architectural review commitee should have the right to take it away.