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2020 SESSION
HB 414 Virginia Energy Plan; covenants regarding solar power, reasonable restrictions.
Introduced by: Karrie K. Delaney | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (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 SB 504.
FULL TEXT
- 01/02/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103320D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106905D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB414ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/07/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0795) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/02/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103320D
- 01/02/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/15/20 House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
- 01/15/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/20 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/23/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
- 01/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106905D-H1
- 01/28/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/20 House: Read first time
- 01/31/20 House: Read second time
- 01/31/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106905D-H1
- 01/31/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB414H1
- 02/03/20 House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N)
- 02/03/20 House: VOTE: Passage (95-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/25/20 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/20 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB414ER)
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/07/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 795 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/07/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0795)