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Bill Local tax; amount of exemption for solar energy equipment. Local tax exemption; solar energy equipment. Changes the local property tax exemption for solar energy projects from an 80 percent exemption for the life of the project to a step down scale of an 80 percent exemption in the first five years, 70 percent in the second five years, and 60 percent for all remaining years in service. The change applies to solar energy projects that are either (i) projects greater than 20 megawatts and less than 150 megawatts for which an initial interconnection request form has been filed with an electric utility or a regional transmission organization after January 1, 2015, and first in service on or after January 1, 2017, and (ii) projects equaling more than five megawatts and less than 150 megawatts for which an initial interconnection request form has been filed on or after January 1, 2019. The bill provides that if a locality assesses a revenue share on a project, the step down scale shall not apply. The bill extends the sunset date after which new projects may not qualify for the exemption from January 1, 2024, to July 1, 2030. The bill is identical to SB 763. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1434 Virginia HB 1434 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1434 (2020) — Local tax; amount of exemption for solar energy equipment.

Local tax exemption; solar energy equipment. Changes the local property tax exemption for solar energy projects from an 80 percent exemption for the life of the project to a step down scale of an 80 percent exemption in the first five years, 70 percent in the second five years, and 60 percent for all remaining years in service. The change applies to solar energy projects that are either (i) projects greater than 20 megawatts and less than 150 megawatts for which an initial interconnection request form has been filed with an electric utility or a regional transmission organization after January 1, 2015, and first in service on or after January 1, 2017, and (ii) projects equaling more than five megawatts and less than 150 megawatts for which an initial interconnection request form has been filed on or after January 1, 2019. The bill provides that if a locality assesses a revenue share on a project, the step down scale shall not apply. The bill extends the sunset date after which new projects may not qualify for the exemption from January 1, 2024, to July 1, 2030. The bill is identical to SB 763.

Version chain

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

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1028) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1434ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1434H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1434S1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB1434H2 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Impact statement from TAX (HB1434) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) — 56–41 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) — 6–4 (pass) · lower
  • Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N) — 0–98 (fail) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N) — 37–2 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N 1-A) — 51–44 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103174D introduction
  • 2020-01-08 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
  • 2020-01-23 Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
  • 2020-01-24 Impact statement from TAX (HB1434)
  • 2020-02-03 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
  • 2020-02-05 Committee substitute printed 20107370D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-02-05 Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-06 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-07 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-07 Committee substitute agreed to 20107370D-H1
  • 2020-02-07 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1434H1
  • 2020-02-10 Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-10 VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N)
  • 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-11 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-02-18 Impact statement from TAX (HB1434H1)
  • 2020-02-25 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-25 Committee substitute printed 20108943D-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 20108943D-S1
  • 2020-02-27 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1434S1
  • 2020-02-27 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-03-02 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-03-02 Senate substitute rejected by House 20108943D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
  • 2020-03-02 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
  • 2020-03-03 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-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 20109780D-H2
  • 2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N 1-A)
  • 2020-03-07 VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N 1-A)
  • 2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
  • 2020-03-18 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-18 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
  • 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
  • 2020-03-26 Impact statement from TAX (HB1434ER)
  • 2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1028 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/41c1e7b9-d13d-4b49-a574-d2332a8738ff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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