SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1207 Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements throughout the Commonwealth.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements and special exceptions throughout the Commonwealth. Expands existing provisions related to siting agreements and zoning special exceptions for solar projects located in an opportunity zone to include energy storage projects and makes the provisions statewide. The bill provides that its provisions shall not apply to any energy storage project that has received zoning and site plan approval, preliminary or otherwise, from the host locality before January 1, 2021. The bill also provides that its provisions shall not become effective with respect to energy storage projects unless the General Assembly approves legislation that authorizes localities to adopt an ordinance for taxation of energy storage projects such as solar projects with a local option for machinery and tools tax or solar revenue share. This bill is identical to HB 2201.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102067D pdf
- 01/18/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103169D-S1 pdf
- 02/26/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1207ER) pdf
- 03/11/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102067D
- 01/11/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/18/21 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/18/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103169D-S1
- 01/18/21 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/26/21 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/21 Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/28/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21103169D-S1
- 01/28/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1207S1
- 01/29/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/21 House: Read first time
- 02/02/21 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
- 02/19/21 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/21 House: Read second time
- 02/24/21 House: Read third time
- 02/24/21 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/24/21 House: Passed House (81-Y 15-N 2-A)
- 02/24/21 House: VOTE: Passage (81-Y 15-N 2-A)
- 02/26/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1207ER)
- 02/26/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/11/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 58 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/11/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058)