Authorizes individual retail customers of electric energy to own and operate, or contract with other persons to own, operate, or both, a renewable electrical generating facility under a third-party power purchase agreement, on the customer's premises that meets the "eligible customer-generator" requirements for nonresidential customers and agricultural customers under the Commonwealth's net energy metering program.
Provides for a top two primary election for the nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General. All candidates for each office shall be listed on a single ballot, regardless of political party affiliation or independent status, and the two candidates receiving the highest and next highest number of votes cast for each office shall be the candidates at the general election for such office. The resolution requires that provision be made to allow votes to be cast at a top two primary election for persons other than the listed candidates, but prohibits such votes from being cast at the general election. Additionally, the resolution provides that the political parties shall not nominate candidates for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General and that the political parties do not have the right to have a preferred candidate on the ballot at the general election for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General. However, the political parties will have the right to contribute to, endorse, or otherwise support a candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General in accordance with law.
Provides that if a petition for reconsideration is timely filed, the final decision shall be suspended and the time for filing a notice of appeal under Rule 2A:2 of the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia shall be tolled. Under current law, the final decision is not suspended and the time for filing the notice is not tolled unless the agency provides for the suspension of its decision when it grants a petition for reconsideration. The bill also requires, when judicial review is instituted or is about to be, the agency concerned to postpone the effective date of the regulation or decision involved pending conclusion of the review proceedings.