Comprehensive plan; solar facilities. (HB509)
Introduced By
Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna) with support from co-patron Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Comprehensive plan; solar facilities. Provides that a solar facility subject to provisions requiring the facility to be substantially in accord with a locality's comprehensive plan shall be deemed to be substantially in accord with the comprehensive plan if (i) such proposed solar facility is located in a zoning district that allows such solar facilities by right or (ii) such proposed solar facility is designed to serve the electricity or thermal needs of the property upon which such facility is located, or will be owned or operated by an eligible customer-generator or eligible agricultural customer-generator under § 56-594 or by a small agricultural generator under § 56-594.2. The bill authorizes a locality to allow for a substantial accord review for other solar facilities to be advertised and approved concurrently in a public hearing process with a rezoning, special exception, or other approval process. This bill is identical to SB 179. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2018 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB509) |
| 01/08/2018 | Committee |
| 01/08/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103844D |
| 01/08/2018 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 01/09/2018 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB509) |
| 01/17/2018 | Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/31/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/02/2018 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment (22-Y 0-N) |
| 02/02/2018 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2018 | Read first time |
| 02/07/2018 | Read second time |
| 02/07/2018 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/07/2018 | Engrossed by House as amended HB509E |
| 02/07/2018 | Printed as engrossed 18103844D-E |
| 02/08/2018 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/08/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/09/2018 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 02/20/2018 | Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2018 | Read third time |
| 02/23/2018 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2018 | Enrolled |
| 02/27/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB509ER) |
| 02/27/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/02/2018 | Signed by President |
| 03/05/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2018 |
| 03/05/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 |
| 03/19/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 318 (effective 7/1/18) |
| 03/19/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0318) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
Move the committee committee amendments. >> shall the committee amendments be agreed to. All in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The committee amendments are agreed to. Delegate hodges. thank you, Mr. Speaker. House bill 509 simply clarify thes the comprehensive approval process for solar facilities legislation says that a solar facility is in substantial accord with the locality's comprehensive plan if it meets certain criteria asout lined in the bill. I hope it would be the pleasure to engross and pass to the third reading. >> house bill 548, a bill to amend and reenact a section of the code of virginia, relating to voluntary boundary agreements; gis map. Reported from committee on counties, cities and towns. the delegate from culpeper, delegate freitas. thank you, what this dose is helps spotsylvania and orange counties to a list of localities entering into a voluntary buntary agreement they are permitted to submit a gis map depicting the boundary change. I hope it would be the pleasure of the body to engross the bill and move to its third reading. >> turning to page 17. Continuing with the uncontested block. Next up, house bill 590, a bill to amend the code of virginia