Sen. John Edwards

Primary SB 313

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Community solar generation; establishment of facilities.

In committee Jan 8, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 311

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Community solar gardens; SCC to establish standards for operation.

Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish standards for the operation of community solar gardens. A community solar garden is defined in the bill as a solar energy system that (i) has a nameplate capacity of not more than 20 megawatts, (ii) is owned or operated by a subscriber organization, and (iii) generates electricity for subscribers of the community solar garden. The regulations are required, among other things, to (a) establish goals for the generation of electricity by community solar gardens; (b) establish eligibility requirements for subscriber organizations, including a requirement that a subscriber organization have at least 10 subscribers; (c) prohibit a subscriber organization from allowing a subscriber to have a subscription that exceeds 40 percent of a proportional interest in a community solar garden owned or operated by the subscriber organization; (d) prohibit a subscriber organization from allowing subscriptions to a community solar garden that are more than 25 kilowatts to account for more than 40 percent of the total generating capacity of the community solar garden; and (e) require that at least 10 percent of the total generating capacity of community solar gardens be available for use by low-income residential customers or by persons providing services that benefit low-income customers. A subscriber is entitled to a credit on the subscriber's monthly utility bill for the proportional output of the community solar garden attributable to that subscriber for the preceding month; the credit is required to be provided for 25 years. The measure requires utilities to purchase unsubscribed electricity generated by a community solar garden within the service area of the utility.

In committee Jan 8, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 148

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Driver's licenses; suspensions for certain non-driving related offenses.

Removes the existing provisions that a person's driver's license is suspended (i) when he is convicted of or placed on deferred disposition for a drug offense or (ii) for nonpayment of fines and court costs for offenses not pertaining to the operator or operation of a motor vehicle. The provisions of this bill that affect the Code of Virginia have a delayed effective date of September 1, 2018. This bill was incorporated into

In committee Dec 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 151

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

General registrar; office open five days a week.

Provides that the office of the general registrar in all counties and cities is to be open a minimum of five days a week. Under current law, counties with a population of less than 10,000 and cities with a population of less than 7,500 are required to be open a minimum of three days a week, and additional days may be required by the general appropriation act. This bill was incorporated into

In committee Dec 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 160

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources.

In committee Dec 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 155

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Firearms; chambers of local governing bodies.

In committee Dec 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 158

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Medical assistance; eligibility for state plan.

In committee Dec 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 157

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Grand larceny & certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $500.

Increases from $200 to $500 the threshold amount of money taken or value of goods or chattel taken at which the crime rises from petit larceny to grand larceny. This bill was incorporated into

In committee Dec 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 145

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Firearm transfers; penalties.

In committee Dec 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 161

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Medicare; supplement policies for individuals under age 65.

In committee Dec 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track