VA HB2438 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-23 - Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
Hearing: Jan 23 @ 7:30 am in House South Subcommittee Room - 210
Hearing: Jan 24 @ 10:00 am in House Committee Room B - 205
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-23 - Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
Hearing: Jan 23 @ 7:30 am in House South Subcommittee Room - 210
Hearing: Jan 24 @ 10:00 am in House Committee Room B - 205
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Local regulation of solar facilities; special exceptions. Provides that a ground-mounted solar energy generation facility to be located on property zoned agricultural, commercial, industrial, or institutional shall be permitted pursuant to various criteria to be included in a local ordinance, such as specifications for setbacks, fencing, solar panel height, visual impacts, and grading, and a decommissioning plan for solar energy equipment and facilities.
Title
Solar facilities; local regulation, special exceptions.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-01-23 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Referred from Labor and Commerce and referred to Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) |
| 2025-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2025-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102097D |
