---
type: "Bill"
title: "Shared solar programs; electric utility regulation, etc."
description: "Shared solar programs. Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows customers of Dominion Virginia to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility, which is defined in the bill as a facility that, among other criteria, generates electricity by means of a solar photovoltaic device with a nameplate capacity rating that does not exceed 5,000 kilowatts. Under the program, a subscriber receives a bill credit for the proportional output of a share solar facility attributable to that subscriber. Subscribers are required to pay a minimum bill, established by the Commission, that includes the costs of infrastructure and related services. The bill provides that the Commission shall approve a shared solar program of 150 megawatts with a minimum requirement of 30 percent of low-income customers and that the Commission will approve an additional 50 megawatts upon determining that at least 45 megawatts of the shared solar capacity have been subscribed to by low-income customers. This bill is identical to SB 629."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1634"
citation: "Virginia HB 1634 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerrauld C. \"Jay\" Jones"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 61
vote_count: 16
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/764e10d4-346f-4e62-9659-aeebd3981fb8"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1634"
source_hash: "518e7d404b5934b0bb6b7a69ceccbe9c8906c2100c042117800c0b961bdf39f3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1634 (2020) — Shared solar programs; electric utility regulation, etc.

Shared solar programs. Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows customers of Dominion Virginia to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility, which is defined in the bill as a facility that, among other criteria, generates electricity by means of a solar photovoltaic device with a nameplate capacity rating that does not exceed 5,000 kilowatts. Under the program, a subscriber receives a bill credit for the proportional output of a share solar facility attributable to that subscriber. Subscribers are required to pay a minimum bill, established by the Commission, that includes the costs of infrastructure and related services. The bill provides that the Commission shall approve a shared solar program of 150 megawatts with a minimum requirement of 30 percent of low-income customers and that the Commission will approve an additional 50 megawatts upon determining that at least 45 megawatts of the shared solar capacity have been subscribed to by low-income customers. This bill is identical to SB 629.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1238)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1238)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1634ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1634ER)
3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1634H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1634H1)
4. **Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1634S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1634S1)
5. **Impact statement from SCC (HB1634H2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1634H2)
6. **Reenrolled bill text (HB1634ER2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1634ER2)

## Votes

- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N) — **13–2** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N) — **31–8** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 3-N) — **37–3** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N) — **1–97** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N) — **34–5** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: (68-Y 19-N) — **67–19** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 4-N) — **36–4** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 5-N 1-A) — **91–5** (pass) · lower
- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N) — **38–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones — primary (person)
- Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-16** Presented and ordered printed 20105598D `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Impact statement from SCC (HB1634)
- **2020-02-04** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- **2020-02-06** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-02-06** Committee substitute printed 20107909D-H1 `substitution`
- **2020-02-06** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-10** Committee substitute agreed to 20107909D-H1
- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1634H1
- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-12** Impact statement from SCC (HB1634H1)
- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-24** Committee substitute printed 20109064D-S1 `substitution`
- **2020-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-27** Reading of substitute waived
- **2020-02-27** Committee substitute agreed to 20109064D-S1
- **2020-02-27** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1634S1
- **2020-02-27** Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-27** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-27** Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 4-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-03-02** Impact statement from SCC (HB1634S1)
- **2020-03-02** Senate substitute rejected by House 20109064D-S1 (1-Y 98-N)
- **2020-03-02** VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
- **2020-03-03** Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 3-N)
- **2020-03-03** Senate requested conference committee
- **2020-03-04** House acceded to request
- **2020-03-04** Conferees appointed by House
- **2020-03-05** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2020-03-07** Amended by conference committee
- **2020-03-07** Conference substitute printed 20109890D-H2
- **2020-03-07** Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 5-N 1-A)
- **2020-03-07** VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 5-N 1-A)
- **2020-03-08** Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N)
- **2020-03-13** Impact statement from SCC (HB1634H2)
- **2020-03-18** Enrolled
- **2020-03-18** Signed by President
- **2020-03-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-20** Impact statement from SCC (HB1634ER)
- **2020-03-20** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by House
- **2020-04-22** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-04-22** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (68-Y 19-N)
- **2020-04-22** VOTE: (68-Y 19-N)
- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-04-22** Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N)
- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-04-22** Governor's recommendation adopted
- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled
- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled bill text (HB1634ER2)
- **2020-04-22** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- **2020-04-22** Signed by President as reenrolled
- **2020-04-22** Enacted, Chapter 1238 (effective 7/1/20) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/764e10d4-346f-4e62-9659-aeebd3981fb8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).