Small renewable energy projects; energy storage.
Summary
Small renewable energy projects; energy storage.Includes in the definition of a "small renewable energy project"certain energy storage facilities and projects that include storagefacility components. Such facilities are eligible for special permitting,review, and inspection requirements. The bill directs the Departmentof Environmental Quality to promulgate initial regulations to implementthe provisions of the bill by January 1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 24, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 419 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102904D
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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