Virginia House Bill 509 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 19 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-19 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0318)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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.

Comprehensive plan; solar facilities.

Del. Keith Hodges [R]

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

2018-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-19		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0318)
2018-03-19		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 318 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-05		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-05	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2018
2018-03-02	Senate	Signed by President
2018-02-27	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-02-27	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB509ER)
2018-02-27	House	Enrolled
2018-02-23	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2018-02-23	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-22	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-20	Senate	Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N)
2018-02-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2018-02-09	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-08	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-08	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-07	House	Printed as engrossed 18103844D-E
2018-02-07	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB509E
2018-02-07	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2018-02-07	House	Read second time
2018-02-06	House	Read first time
2018-02-02	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2018-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-17	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2018-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103844D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	2232	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB509
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB509+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB509E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB509ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0318+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0702V0027+HB0509
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H07V0021+HB0509
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H07V0038+HB0509
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0429+HB0509
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S07V0061+HB0509
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0639HB0509+HB0509
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0672HB0509+HB0509