VA SB875 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

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 (CHAP0402)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Solar energy projects; national standards. Authorizes a locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions to incorporate generally accepted national standards for the use of solar panels and battery technologies for solar photovoltaic (electric energy) projects.

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Title

Solar energy projects; national standards.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (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]
2020-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0402)
2020-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 402 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-05SenateSigned by President
2020-03-04SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB875ER)
2020-03-04SenateEnrolled
2020-02-26HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26HouseRead third time
2020-02-25HouseRead second time
2020-02-21HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-18HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Land Use
2020-02-18HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-02-18HouseRead first time
2020-02-18HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-06SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB875S1
2020-02-05SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20107535D-S1
2020-02-05SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-05SenateRead second time
2020-02-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03SenateCommittee substitute printed 20107535D-S1
2020-02-03SenateReported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2020-01-20SenateRereferred to Local Government
2020-01-20SenateRereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-08SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-01-08SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102705D

Same As/Similar To

HB656 (Same As) 2020-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1522286(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB875
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB875+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB875S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB875ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0402+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0020+SB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S07V0048+SB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0333SB0875+SB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0362SB0875+SB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0702V0123+SB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H07V0110+SB0875
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1543+SB0875

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