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HB509

Comprehensive plan; solar facilities.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Keith Hodges (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Comprehensive plan; solar facilities.

Provides that a solar facility subject to provisions requiring the facility to be substantially in accord with a locality's comprehensive plan shall be deemed to be substantially in accord with the comprehensive plan if (i) such proposed solar facility is located in a zoning district that allows such solar facilities by right or (ii) such proposed solar facility is designed to serve the electricity or thermal needs of the property upon which such facility is located, or will be owned or operated by an eligible customer-generator or eligible agricultural customer-generator under § 56-594 or by a small agricultural generator under § 56-594.2. The bill authorizes a locality to allow for a substantial accord review for other solar facilities to be advertised and approved concurrently in a public hearing process with a rezoning, special exception, or other approval process. This bill is identical to SB 179. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103844D
  • 01/08/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
  • 01/09/2018 - House: Impact statement from DHCD (HB509)
  • 01/17/2018 - House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB509E
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Printed as engrossed 18103844D-E
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB509ER)
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/02/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/05/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2018
  • 03/05/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/19/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 318 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/19/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0318)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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