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2020 SESSION

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HB 656 Solar energy projects; national standards.

Introduced by: Steve E. Heretick | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (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 SB 875.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102660D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20107292D-H1  pdf
• 02/26/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB656ER)  pdf
• 03/12/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/06/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102660D
• 01/06/20  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
• 01/30/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/20  House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20107292D-H1
• 02/05/20  House: Read first time
• 02/06/20  House: Read second time
• 02/06/20  House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107292D-H1
• 02/06/20  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB656H1
• 02/07/20  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/17/20  Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/20  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/19/20  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/19/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/19/20  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/20  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/20  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/21/20  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (92-Y 5-N)
• 02/21/20  House: VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 5-N)
• 02/26/20  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB656ER)
• 02/27/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
• 03/05/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
• 03/12/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/12/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312)