Clean energy and other programs; local financing when owner costs are incurred.
Summary
Local financing of clean energy and other programs; when owner costs are incurred. Changes the parameters for local ordinances authorizing loan contracts for the installation by property owners of clean energy, resiliency, or stormwater management improvements. The bill provides that if the property owner incurred the costs of improvements to be refinanced or reimbursed within two years of the locality's issuance of a certificate of occupancy or other evidence that the clean energy, resiliency, or stormwater management improvements comply substantially with the plans and specifications previously approved by the locality, the loan amount may include the total costs of such improvements. The bill removes the requirement that the applicable local ordinance include the proposed interest rate for the loan program and the maximum aggregate dollar amount that may be financed with respect to a property, and it provides that no loan offered under the program shall be used to improve a residential dwelling with fewer than five dwelling units or a residential condominium. The bill alters the fee options available to the locality and provides that the placement of a voluntary special assessment lien does not require a new assessment on the value of the real property. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2021
Last action Feb 11, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (26-Y 12-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (11-Y 2-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 38-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1859H1
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103098D-H1
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101155D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nancy D. Guy
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Suhas Subramanyam
DDemocratic
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