Virginia Senate Bill 870 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Special exceptions for solar photovoltaic projects. Authorizes a locality to include reasonable regulations and provisions in its zoning ordinance for a special exception for any solar photovoltaic (electric energy) project. The bill authorizes the governing body of such locality to grant a condition that includes (i) dedication of real property of substantial value or (ii) substantial cash payments for or construction of substantial public improvements, the need for which is not generated solely by the granting of a conditional use permit, so long as such proffered conditions are reasonably related to the project.

Solar photovoltaic projects; special exceptions for any project.

Sen. Dave Marsden [D]

2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N) (Y: 97 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)
2020-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 414 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-05	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB870ER)
2020-03-05	Senate	Enrolled
2020-02-28	Senate	Title replaced 20108734D-H1
2020-02-28	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26	House	VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N)
2020-02-26	House	Passed House with substitute (97-Y 1-N)
2020-02-26	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB870H1
2020-02-26	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20108734D-H1
2020-02-26	House	Read third time
2020-02-25	House	Read second time
2020-02-21	House	Committee substitute printed 20108734D-H1
2020-02-21	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
2020-02-20	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-18	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-02-18	House	Read first time
2020-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-06	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB870S1
2020-02-05	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20107271D-S1
2020-02-05	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-05	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20107271D-S1
2020-02-03	Senate	Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2020-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2020-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102704D

HB655 (Same As) 2020-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0385)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	2303.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB870
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB870+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB870S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB870H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB870ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0414+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S07V0047+SB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0362SB0870+SB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0333SB0870+SB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0702V0122+SB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H07V0109+SB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1485+SB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1242SB0870+SB0870