George Barker
- Democratic
Primary
Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements and special exceptions throughout the Commonwealth. Expands existing provisions related to siting agreements and zoning special exceptions for solar projects located in an opportunity zone to include energy storage projects and makes the provisions statewide. The bill provides that its provisions shall not apply to any energy storage project that has received zoning and site plan approval, preliminary or otherwise, from the host locality before January 1, 2021. The bill also provides that its provisions shall not become effective with respect to energy storage projects unless the General Assembly approves legislation that authorizes localities to adopt an ordinance for taxation of energy storage projects such as solar projects with a local option for machinery and tools tax or solar revenue share.
Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements throughout the Commonwealth. Expands existing provisions relatedto siting agreements for solar projects located in an opportunityzone to include energy storage projects and makes the provisionsstatewide. The bill provides that its provisions shall not applyto any energy storage project that has received zoning and site planapproval, preliminary or otherwise, from the host locality beforeJanuary 1, 2021. The bill also provides that its provisions shallnot become effective with respect to energy storage projects unlessthe General Assembly approves legislation that authorizes localitiesto adopt an ordinance for taxation of energy storage projects suchas solar projects with a local option for machinery and tools taxor solar revenue share.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 58 (effective 7/1/21)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Passed by temporarily
VOTE: Passage (81-Y 15-N 2-A)
Passed House (81-Y 15-N 2-A)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)
Continued to Special Session 1 in Counties, Cities and Towns
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1207S1
Committee substitute agreed to 21103169D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 21103169D-S1
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102067D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102067D | HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 21103169D-S1 | HTML |
| SB1207ER | HTML |
| CHAP0058 | HTML |
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