VA SB625 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-08 - Left in Commerce and Energy
Pending: House Commerce and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Fund and Pilot Program; financial incentives. Provides that the purpose of the Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Fund and the Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Pilot Program is to provide financial incentives, which may include grants, loans, rebates, and other inducements, to electric customers who complete solar installations and energy efficiency projects and renames the Fund and Program to the Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Financial Incentives Fund and Pilot Program to reflect such purpose. Under current law, the Fund and Program may only offer loans and rebates to customers who complete either solar installations or energy efficiency projects. The bill reassigns the duty to accept and review applications to the Program for such financial incentives from the Clean Energy Advisory Board to the DirecĀ­tor of the Department of Energy. The bill updates references to the Maryland-DC-Delaware-Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association with the association's new name, the Chesapeake Energy Storage and Solar Association. Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Fund and Pilot Program; financial incentives. Provides that the purpose of the Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Fund and the Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Pilot Program is to provide financial incentives, which may include grants, loans, rebates, and other inducements, to electric customers who complete solar installations and energy efficiency projects and renames the Fund and Program to the Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Financial Incentives Fund and Pilot Program to reflect such purpose. Under current law, the Fund and Program may only offer loans and rebates to customers who complete either solar installations or energy efficiency projects. The bill reassigns the duty to accept and review applications to the Program for such financial incentives from the Clean Energy Advisory Board to the DirecĀ­tor of the Department of Energy. The bill updates references to the Maryland-DC-Delaware-Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association with the association's new name, the Chesapeake Energy Storage and Solar Association.

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Title

Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Financial Incentives Fund and Program; financial incentives.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-03-01 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N) (Y: 3 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2022-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-03-08HouseLeft in Commerce and Energy
2022-03-01HouseSubcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N)
2022-02-28HouseAssigned sub: Subcommittee #4
2022-02-22HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2022-02-22HouseRead first time
2022-02-22HousePlaced on Calendar
2022-02-11SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-10SenatePassed by for the day
2022-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-10SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB625S1
2022-02-10SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 22105541D-S1
2022-02-10SenateReading of substitute waived
2022-02-10SenateRead second time
2022-02-10SenatePassed by for the day
2022-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2022-01-31SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2022-01-31SenateCommittee substitute printed 22105541D-S1
2022-01-31SenateReported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2022-01-21SenateAssigned C&L sub: Energy
2022-01-14SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2022-01-14SenatePresented and ordered printed 22103673D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
4521912(n/a)See Bill Text
4521917(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB625
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB625+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB625S1+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105541D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB625F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB625FS1122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S02V0038+SB0625
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S05V0119+SB0625
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0291SB0625+SB0625
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0315SB0625+SB0625
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0327SB0625+SB0625
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H2304V0017+SB0625

Bill Comments

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