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Bill 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. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1634 Virginia HB 1634 (2020)
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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
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1634ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1634H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1634S1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Impact statement from SCC (HB1634H2) (committee substitute) — source
  6. Reenrolled bill text (HB1634ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N) — 132 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) — 91 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N) — 318 (pass) · upper
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 3-N) — 373 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N) — 197 (fail) · lower
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N) — 345 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: (68-Y 19-N) — 6719 (pass) · lower
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 4-N) — 364 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 5-N 1-A) — 915 (pass) · lower
  • Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N) — 381 (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; origin ocd-bill/764e10d4-346f-4e62-9659-aeebd3981fb8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).