Virginia House Bill 655 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0385)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Special exception for solar photovoltaic projects. Authorizes a locality to include reasonable regulations and provisions in its zoning ordinance for a special exception for any solar photovoltaic (electric energy) project. The bill authorizes the governing body of such locality to grant a condition that includes (i) dedication of real property of substantial value or (ii) substantial cash payments for or construction of substantial public improvements, the need for which is not generated solely by the granting of a conditional use permit, so long as such proffered conditions are reasonably related to the project.

Solar photovoltaic projects; special exceptions for any project.

Del. Steve Heretick [D]

2020-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0385)
2020-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 385 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-06		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-06	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
2020-02-27	Senate	Signed by President
2020-02-27	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-02-27	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB655ER)
2020-02-27	House	Enrolled
2020-02-24	House	VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108318D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-20	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N)
2020-02-20	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB655S1
2020-02-20	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-19	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-19	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20108318D-S1
2020-02-19	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-19	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-18	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20108318D-S1
2020-02-17	Senate	Reported from Local Government with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
2020-02-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2020-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-06	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB655H1
2020-02-05	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20107158D-H1
2020-02-05	House	Read second time
2020-02-04	House	Read first time
2020-01-31	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31	House	Committee substitute printed 20107158D-H1
2020-01-17	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
2020-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102659D

SB870 (Same As) 2020-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	2303.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB655
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB655+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB655H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB655S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB655ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0385+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0702V0029+HB0655
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H07V0035+HB0655
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0519+HB0655
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S07V0094+HB0655
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0702HB0655+HB0655
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0762HB0655+HB0655
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1236+HB0655