Steve E. Heretick
- Democratic
Primary
Solar energy projects; national standards. Authorizes a locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions to incorporate generally accepted national standards for the use of solar panels and battery technologies for solar photovoltaic (electric energy) projects. This bill is identical to SB 875.
Solar energy projects; national standards. Authorizes a locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions to incorporate generally accepted national environmental protection and product safety standards for the use of solar panels and battery technologies for solar photovoltaic (electric energy) projects. The bill contains an enactment clause that applies such generally accepted national standards to any such projects in the Commonwealth, notwithstanding any other provision of law, general or special.
Solar energy projects; national standards. Authorizesa locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions to incorporategenerally accepted national standards for the use of solar panelsand battery technologies for solar photovoltaic (electric energy)projects. The bill contains an enactment clause that applies suchgenerally accepted national standards to any such projects in theCommonwealth, notwithstanding any other provision of law, generalor special.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective 7/1/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Senate amendments agreed to by House (92-Y 5-N)
VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 5-N)
Placed on Calendar
Read third time
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Committee amendments agreed to
Reading of amendments waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB656H1
Committee substitute agreed to 20107292D-H1
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 20107292D-H1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Impact statement from DHCD (HB656)
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102660D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Impact statement from DHCD (HB656) | HTML |
| Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB656H1 | HTML |
| Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB656ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312) | HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| Amendment: HB656ASE | HTML |
| Amendment: HB656AS | HTML |
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