VA SB697 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-28 - Continued to 2025 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-28 - Continued to 2025 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Solar and energy facilities; local regulation. Prohibits a locality from including in an ordinance (i) limits on the total amount, density, or size of any ground-mounted solar facility or energy storage facility until such time that the total area under panels within the locality exceeds four percent of the total area within the locality or (ii) any prohibitions on the use of solar panels that comply with generally accepted national environmental protection and product safety standards, provided that such installation is in compliance with any provisions of a local ordinance that establishes criteria and requirements for siting. Solar and energy facilities; local regulation. Prohibits a locality from including in an ordinance (i) limits on the total amount, density, or size of any ground-mounted solar facility or energy storage facility until such time that the total area under panels within the locality exceeds four percent of the total area within the locality or (ii) any prohibitions on the use of solar panels that comply with generally accepted national environmental protection and product safety standards, provided that such installation is in compliance with any provisions of a local ordinance that establishes criteria and requirements for siting.
Title
Solar and energy facilities; local regulation.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-28 | House | Continued to 2025 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 24107025D-ES1 |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB697ES1 |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Amendments by Senator VanValkenburg agreed to |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24107025D-S1 |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107025D-S1 |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Reported from Local Government with substitute (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-01-19 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 2024-01-19 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed 24104547D |
