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SB 763 Local tax; amount of exemption for solar energy equipment.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Local tax exemption; solar energy equipment. Changes the local property tax exemption for solar energy projects from an 80 percent exemption for the life of the project to a step down scale of an 80 percent exemption in the first five years, 70 percent in the second five years, and 60 percent for all remaining years in service. The change applies to solar energy projects that are either (i) projects greater than 20 megawatts and less than 150 megawatts for which an initial interconnection request form has been filed with an electric utility or a regional transmission organization after January 1, 2015, and first in service on or after January 1, 2017, and (ii) projects equaling more than five megawatts and less than 150 megawatts for which an initial interconnection request form has been filed on or after January 1, 2019. The bill provides that if a locality assesses a revenue share on a project, the step down scale shall not apply. The bill extends the sunset date after which new projects may not qualify for the exemption from January 1, 2024, to July 1, 2030, and is identical to HB 1434.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103372D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107355D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108890D-H1 pdf
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference substitute printed 20109839D-S2 pdf
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB763ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1029) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103372D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107355D-S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-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 20107355D-S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB763S1
- 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 Finance
- 02/14/20 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/24/20 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/24/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108890D-H1
- 02/26/20 House: Read second time
- 02/27/20 House: Read third time
- 02/27/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108890D-H1
- 02/27/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB763H1
- 02/27/20 House: Passed House with substitute (58-Y 38-N)
- 02/27/20 House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 38-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
- 03/03/20 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/03/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/20 Senate: Senators: Barker, Ebbin, Chafin
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: Jones, Hudson, Kilgore
- 03/07/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference substitute printed 20109839D-S2
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 39-N)
- 03/08/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 39-N)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB763ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1029 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1029)