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2022 SESSION
SB 686 Tax, local; solar facility exemption.
Introduced by: T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Local tax; solar facility exemption. Provides that any solar facility installed (i) on the roof of a residential dwelling or a structure on an agricultural zoned property in order to serve the electricity needs of the property upon which the facility is located and (ii) pursuant to existing local regulation of solar facilities laws is declared a separate class of property and shall be classified for local taxation separately from other classifications of real or personal property. Such facilities shall be wholly exempt from state and local taxation under the Constitution of Virginia. The exemption applies only to solar facilities with a nameplate generating capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/22 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 22103937D pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106931D-H1 pdf
- 03/07/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB686ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/22 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 22103937D
- 01/20/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/01/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/22 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/23/22 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/23/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106931D-H1
- 02/25/22 House: Read second time
- 02/28/22 House: Read third time
- 02/28/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22106931D-H1
- 02/28/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB686H1
- 02/28/22 House: Passed House with substitute (66-Y 33-N)
- 02/28/22 House: VOTE: Passage (66-Y 33-N)
- 03/02/22 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 Senate: Title replaced 22106931D-H1
- 03/07/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB686ER)
- 03/08/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (effective 1/1/23)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)