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2009 SESSION
HB 2165 Zoning; locality shall not require special use permit for certain small-scale conversion of biomass.
Introduced by: Matthew J. Lohr | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Zoning; on-farm production of biofuels. Allows farmers to engage in the small-scale production of biofuels in areas zoned agricultural without a special exception or special use permit. A farmer engages in the small-scale production of biofuels when (i) at least 50 percent of the feedstock is produced on site; (ii) any structure used for the processing of the feedstock into energy occupies less than 4,000 square feet; and (iii) the owner notifies the administrative head of the locality in which the processing occurs.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093104604 pdf
- 01/30/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093122604-H1 pdf
- 02/28/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2165ER) pdf
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0363) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093104604
- 01/14/09 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/23/09 House: Assigned CC & T sub: 2
- 01/29/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 01/30/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093122604-H1
- 01/30/09 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/09 House: Read first time
- 02/03/09 House: Read second time
- 02/03/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 093122604-H1
- 02/03/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2165H1
- 02/04/09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/17/09 Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/20/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 House: Enrolled
- 02/28/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2165ER)
- 02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 363 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0363)