Solar energy projects; national standards.
Summary
Solar energy projects; national standards. Authorizes a locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions to incorporate generally accepted national environmental protection and product safety standards for the use of solar panels and battery technologies for solar photovoltaic (electric energy) projects. The bill contains an enactment clause that applies such generally accepted national standards to any such projects in the Commonwealth, notwithstanding any other provision of law, general or special.
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
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Mar 12, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
3
Mar 12, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (92-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB656H1
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107292D-H1
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102660D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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