HB 573

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 06, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 07, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 27, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Apr 06, 2020

Community solar development pilot program; low-income communities.

Abstract

Community solar development pilot program; low-income communities. Requires each incumbent electric utility to select for dedication to its community solar development pilot program one or more eligible generating facilities that are located within a low-income community as a condition for the utility's selection for dedication to its program any eligible generating facility that is located outside a low-income community. The bill requires the costs of the selected facilities in low-income communities to equal or exceed the costs of the eligible generating facility that is located outside a low-income community. These requirements apply to facilities selected on or after July 1, 2020. The bill defines a low-income community as a census tract that is designated in 2019 or thereafter as a qualified census tract for purposes of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Such census tracts are required to have 50 percent of households with incomes below 60 percent of the area median gross income or have a poverty rate of 25 percent or more.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Apr 06, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 12, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

Mar 05, 2020

House

Impact statement from SCC (HB573ER)

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 04, 2020

House

Enrolled

Feb 27, 2020

Senate

Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)

Senate

Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N 1-A)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 26, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 24, 2020

Senate

Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N)

Feb 10, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 07, 2020

House

Read third time and passed House (90-Y 8-N)

House

VOTE: Passage (90-Y 8-N)

Feb 06, 2020

House

Read second time and engrossed

Feb 05, 2020

House

Read first time

Feb 04, 2020

House

Reported from Labor and Commerce (19-Y 1-N)

Jan 30, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

Jan 16, 2020

House

Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #3

Jan 15, 2020

House

Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

House

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

Jan 11, 2020

House

Impact statement from SCC (HB573)

Jan 06, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100585D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from SCC (HB573) HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB573ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663) HTML

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