Comprehensive plan; solar facilities review.
Summary
Comprehensive plan; solar facilities review. Exempts a solar facility that is 150 megawatts or less from the requirement that it be reviewed for substantial accord with a locality's comprehensive plan if the zoning ordinance of the locality permits solar facilities with a conditional use permit and the locality waives the requirement that solar facilities be reviewed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Apr 6, 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
41
Key actions
16
Committee
13
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 665 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N 1-A)
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB657S1
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108882D-S1
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with substitute (10-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (59-Y 41-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB657H1
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107257D-H1
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-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 20102662D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve E. Heretick
DDemocratic
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