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SB 875 Solar energy projects; national standards.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
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. This bill is identical to HB 656.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102705D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107535D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB875ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0402) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102705D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/20/20 Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/20 Senate: Rereferred to Local Government
- 02/03/20 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107535D-S1
- 02/04/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107535D-S1
- 02/05/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB875S1
- 02/06/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/20 House: Read first time
- 02/18/20 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/18/20 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
- 02/20/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Read second time
- 02/26/20 House: Read third time
- 02/26/20 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB875ER)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/23/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 402 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/23/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0402)