Solar energy projects; national standards. (HB656)
Introduced By
Del. Steve Heretick (D-Portsmouth) with support from co-patron Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbridge)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Solar energy projects; national standards. Authorizes a locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions to incorporate generally accepted national standards for the use of solar panels and battery technologies for solar photovoltaic (electric energy) projects. This bill is identical to SB 875. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2020 | Committee |
01/06/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102660D |
01/06/2020 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/11/2020 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB656) |
01/15/2020 | Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/15/2020 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
01/16/2020 | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 |
01/18/2020 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB656) |
01/30/2020 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/30/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) |
02/04/2020 | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20107292D-H1 |
02/05/2020 | Read first time |
02/06/2020 | Read second time |
02/06/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20107292D-H1 |
02/06/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB656H1 |
02/07/2020 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2020 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/10/2020 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
02/17/2020 | Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2020 | Read third time |
02/19/2020 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/19/2020 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/19/2020 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/19/2020 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2020 | Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/21/2020 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (92-Y 5-N) |
02/21/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2020 | Enrolled |
02/26/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB656ER) |
02/27/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
02/27/2020 | Signed by President |
03/05/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 6, 2020 |
03/05/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020 |
03/05/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020 |
03/12/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective 7/1/20) |
03/12/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312) |