Dave Marsden
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 35
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 HB 656.
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 402 (effective 7/1/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled
Impact statement from DPB (SB875ER)
Read third time
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB875S1
Committee substitute agreed to 20107535D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB875S1)
Committee substitute printed 20107535D-S1
Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Local Government
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB875)
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102705D
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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| Impact statement from DPB (SB875) | HTML |
| Impact statement from DPB (SB875S1) | HTML |
| Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB875ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0402) | HTML |
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