Installed Solar Energy Equipment Program Grant Fund; created
Summary
Creates a grant program for the purchase and installation of solar energy equipment in certain nonresidential areas on and after January 1, 2019, to be administered by the Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy. The grant is capped at 35 percent of the installed cost of the system. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2019
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2019
D
Democratic19
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1496S1
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106051D-S1
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101604D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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