Virginia Senate Bill 1258 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0497)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Solar projects; erosion and sediment control plan review. Requires any locality that does not operate a regulated municipal separate storm sewer system and for which the Department of Environmental Quality did not administer a Virginia Stormwater Management Program as of July 1, 2020, to notify the Department if it decides to have the Department provide the locality with (i) review of a required erosion and sediment control plan and (ii) a recommendation on the plan's compliance with the requirements of the Erosion and Sediment Control Law and the State Water Control Board's regulations for any solar project and its associated infrastructure with a rated electrical generation capacity exceeding five megawatts. The bill provides certain procedural steps for the Department and the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program authority for a locality to take in reviewing the plan and making recommendations and decisions. The Department shall adopt a fee schedule and charge fees for conducting such reviews. Solar projects; erosion and sediment control plan review. Requires any locality that does not operate a regulated municipal separate storm sewer system and for which the Department of Environmental Quality did not administer a Virginia Stormwater Management Program as of July 1, 2020, to notify the Department if it decides to have the Department provide the locality with (i) review of a required erosion and sediment control plan and (ii) a recommendation on the plan's compliance with the requirements of the Erosion and Sediment Control Law and the State Water Control Board's regulations for any solar project and its associated infrastructure with a rated electrical generation capacity exceeding five megawatts. The bill provides certain procedural steps for the Department and the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program authority for a locality to take in reviewing the plan and making recommendations and decisions. The Department shall adopt a fee schedule and charge fees for conducting such reviews.

Solar projects; erosion and sediment control.

Sen. Dave Marsden [D]

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (28-Y 10-N) (Y: 28 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-31		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0497)
2021-03-31		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 497 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1258ER)
2021-03-09	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-25	Senate	House amendments agreed to by Senate (28-Y 10-N)
2021-02-24	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
2021-02-24	House	Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2021-02-24	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2021-02-24	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-02-24	House	Read third time
2021-02-23	House	Read second time
2021-02-22	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
2021-02-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18	House	Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2021-02-17	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-02-17	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
2021-02-15	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2021-02-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2021-02-09	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2021-02-07	House	Read first time
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-04	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Printed as engrossed 21103291D-ES1
2021-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1258ES1
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21103291D-S1
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2021-02-02	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2021-01-19	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-01-19	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21103291D-S1
2021-01-19	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2021-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101494D

SB1258 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
62	1	44.15:55.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1258
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1258+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1258S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1258ES1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1258ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0497+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1258AS
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200455A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1258AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1258AHE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1258FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1258FES1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S01C0012+SB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05C0102+SB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0288SB1258+SB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0304SB1258+SB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0305SB1258+SB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0102V0003+SB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H01V0025+SB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0201V0003+SB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H02V0044+SB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1906+SB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0431SB1258+SB1258