VirginiaSolar facilities; local regulation, special exceptions.
What it does
Local regulation of solar facilities; special exceptions. Provides that a ground-mounted solar energy generation facility to be located on property zoned agricultural, commercial, industrial, or institutional shall be permitted pursuant to various criteria to be included in a local ordinance, such as specifications for setbacks, fencing, solar panel height, visual impacts, and grading, and a decommissioning plan for solar energy equipment and facilities, unless otherwise permitted by right.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Feb 17Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (7-Y 7-N 1-A)Latest
- Vote recorded Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (7-Y 7-N 1-A). Result: fail.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (48-Y 46-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (48-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Engrossed by House - floor substitute
- Jan 29Delegate Mundon King Substitute agreed to
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 27Floor substitute printed 25106048D-H1 (Mundon King)
- Jan 24Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 8-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 8-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 21Referred from Labor and Commerce and referred to Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)Minor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102097DIntroduced
- Feb 17Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (7-Y 7-N 1-A)Latest