Virginia Energy Plan; covenants regarding solar power, reasonable restrictions.
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 2, 2020
Signed Apr 7, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2020
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 795 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB414H1
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106905D-H1
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 2, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 2, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103320D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Shelly Simonds
DDemocratic
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