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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.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1238) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1634ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1634H1 (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1634S1 (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from SCC (HB1634H2) (committee substitute) — source
- Reenrolled bill text (HB1634ER2) (committee substitute) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/764e10d4-346f-4e62-9659-aeebd3981fb8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).