HB 657

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 06, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 07, 2020
  • Passed Senate Mar 04, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Apr 06, 2020

Comprehensive plan; solar facilities review.

Abstract

Comprehensive plan; solar facilities review. Provides that certain solar facilities shall be deemed to be substantially in accord with a locality's comprehensive plan if the locality waives the requirement that solar facilities be reviewed for substantial accord with the comprehensive plan.

Comprehensive plan; solar facilities review. Exempts a solar facility that is 150 megawatts or less from the requirement that it be reviewed for substantial accord with a locality's comprehensive plan if the zoning ordinance of the locality permits solar facilities with a conditional use permit and the locality waives the requirement that solar facilities be reviewed.

Comprehensive plan; solar facilities review.Exempts a solar facility that is 150 megawatts or less from the requirementthat it be reviewed for substantial accord with a locality's comprehensiveplan.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 06, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 665 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 17, 2020

Office of the Governor

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

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020

Mar 12, 2020

House

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 05, 2020

House

Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108882D-S1 (65-Y 32-N 1-A)

House

VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 32-N 1-A)

House

Placed on Calendar

Mar 04, 2020

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB657S1

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N 1-A)

Senate

Read third time

Mar 03, 2020

Senate

Passed by for the day

Mar 02, 2020

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 28, 2020

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 27, 2020

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 26, 2020

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 20108882D-S1

Senate

Read third time

Feb 25, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 24, 2020

Senate

Committee substitute printed 20108882D-S1

Senate

Reported from Local Government with substitute (10-Y 2-N)

Feb 10, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Local Government

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 07, 2020

House

Read third time and passed House (59-Y 41-N)

House

VOTE: Passage (59-Y 41-N)

Feb 06, 2020

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB657H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20107257D-H1

Feb 05, 2020

House

Read first time

Feb 04, 2020

House

Committee substitute printed 20107257D-H1

House

Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 4-N)

Jan 30, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 18, 2020

House

Impact statement from DHCD (HB657)

Jan 16, 2020

House

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3

Jan 15, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

House

Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Jan 06, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102662D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DHCD (HB657) HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB657H1 HTML
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB657S1 HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB657ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0665) HTML

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