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SB 504 Virginia Energy Plan; covenants regarding solar power, reasonable restrictions.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Virginia Energy Plan; covenants regarding solar power; reasonable restrictions. Provides that a restriction on solar energy collection devices is not reasonable if application of the restriction to a particular proposal (i) increases the cost of installation of the solar energy collection device by five percent over the projected cost of the initially proposed installation or (ii) reduces the energy production by the solar energy collection device by 10 percent below the projected energy production of the initially proposed installation. The owner shall provide documentation prepared by an independent solar panel design specialist that is satisfactory to the community association to show that the restriction is not reasonable according to the criteria established in the bill. This bill is identical to HB 414.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102679D pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107452D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB504ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0272) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102679D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/10/20 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Energy
- 02/09/20 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107452D-S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107452D-S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB504S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/18/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Read second time
- 02/21/20 House: Read third time
- 02/21/20 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB504ER)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
- 03/04/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
- 03/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 272 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0272)