Commonwealth Energy Policy; local renewable energy facility siting ordinances. (SB862)
Introduced By
Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Commonwealth Energy Policy; local renewable energy facility siting ordinances. Requires every locality to adopt an ordinance that provides criteria to be addressed in the siting of renewable energy projects. The ordinance shall be consistent with the Commonwealth Energy Policy and provide for protection of the locality in a manner consistent with the goals of the Commonwealth to promote the generation of energy from renewable resources. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102032D |
01/10/2011 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/24/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB862) |
01/31/2011 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11104247D-S1 |
02/02/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB862S1) |
02/02/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2011 | Read second time |
02/03/2011 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/03/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11104247D-S1 |
02/03/2011 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB862S1 |
02/04/2011 | Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
02/08/2011 | Read first time |
02/08/2011 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/17/2011 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11105459D-H1 |
02/21/2011 | Read second time |
02/22/2011 | Read third time |
02/22/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11105459D-H1 |
02/22/2011 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB862H1 |
02/22/2011 | Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N) |
02/22/2011 | VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB862H1) |
02/23/2011 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2011 | Title replaced 11105459D-H1 |
02/23/2011 | Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2011 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2011 | Enrolled |
03/03/2011 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB862ER) |
03/03/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB862ER) |
03/03/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2011 | Signed by President |
03/28/2011 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 750 (effective 7/1/11) |
03/28/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0750) |
Comments
Individual and local government entities should
be protected by the law of the land.
Individual rights shouldn't be over ruled by
"BIG Government" desire!!!!!
This is Frank Wagner's second attempt to make it impossible for localities to prohibit industrial-scale wind projects. He has already managed to eliminate effective environmental review with his DEQ administered permit-by-rule.
Wagner's bill represents an unwarranted usurpation of local sovereignty. It seems that some, who sytle themselves "conservative" are reliably opposed to heavy-handed centralized goveernment except when they are not.