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2020 SESSION
HB 657 Comprehensive plan; solar facilities review.
Introduced by: Steve E. Heretick | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Comprehensive plan; solar facilities review. Provides that certain solar facilities shall be deemed to be substantially in accord with a locality's comprehensive plan if the locality waives the requirement that solar facilities be reviewed for substantial accord with the comprehensive plan.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102662D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107257D-H1 pdf
- 02/24/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108882D-S1 pdf
- 03/12/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB657ER) pdf
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0665) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102662D
- 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 (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107257D-H1
- 02/05/20 House: Read first time
- 02/06/20 House: Read second time
- 02/06/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107257D-H1
- 02/06/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB657H1
- 02/07/20 House: Read third time and passed House (59-Y 41-N)
- 02/07/20 House: VOTE: Passage (59-Y 41-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/24/20 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (10-Y 2-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108882D-S1
- 02/25/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/26/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108882D-S1
- 02/26/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB657S1
- 03/04/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N 1-A)
- 03/05/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/20 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108882D-S1 (65-Y 32-N 1-A)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 32-N 1-A)
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB657ER)
- 03/12/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/17/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
- 03/17/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/06/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 665 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0665)