Virginia House Bill 2201 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on March 11 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0057)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements and special exceptions throughout the Commonwealth. Expands existing provisions related to siting agreements and zoning special exceptions for solar projects located in an opportunity zone to include energy storage projects and makes the provisions statewide. The bill provides that its provisions shall not apply to any energy storage project that has received zoning and site plan approval, preliminary or otherwise, from the host locality before January 1, 2021. The bill also provides that its provisions shall not become effective with respect to energy storage projects unless the General Assembly approves legislation that authorizes localities to adopt an ordinance for taxation of energy storage projects such as solar projects with a local option for machinery and tools tax or solar revenue share.

Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements throughout the Commonwealth.

Del. Jerrauld Jones [D]

Del. Dan Helmer [D]

Del. Carrie Coyner [R]

Del. Mark Keam [D]

2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 3-N 1-A) (Y: 34 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (11-Y 3-N) (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (71-Y 29-N) (Y: 71 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N) (Y: 8 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0057)
2021-03-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 57 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-25		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
2021-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2201ER)
2021-02-22	House	Enrolled
2021-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate (34-Y 3-N 1-A)
2021-02-17	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2021-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Reported from Local Government (11-Y 3-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-28	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2021-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-27	House	VOTE: Passage (71-Y 29-N)
2021-01-27	House	Read third time and passed House (71-Y 29-N)
2021-01-26	House	Read second time and engrossed
2021-01-25	House	Read first time
2021-01-22	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (15-Y 7-N)
2021-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
2021-01-19	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102743D

HB2201 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
SB1207 (Same As) 2021-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058)
SB1207 (Same As) 2021-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	2288.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2316.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2316.9	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2201
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2201+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2201ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0057+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0702C0012+HB2201
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H07C0021+HB2201
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1201+HB2201
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S07C0040+HB2201
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S07V0009+HB2201
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0071HB2201+HB2201
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0111HB2201+HB2201