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Bill

Solar photovoltaic projects; special exceptions for any project.

Conditional zoning for solar photovoltaic projects. Authorizes any locality with a planning commission to include reasonable regulations and provisions for conditional zoning for solar photovoltaic (electric energy) projects of more than five megawatts, as measuredin alternating current (AC) generation capacity. The bill authorizesthe governing body of such locality to accept a proffered condition that includes (i) dedication of real property of substantial valueor (ii) substantial cash payments for or construction of substantialpublic improvements, the need for which is not generated solely bythe granting of a conditional use permit or a rezoning itself, solong as such proffered conditions are reasonably related to the project.The bill also authorizes a zoning ordinance to include reasonableregulations to implement certain provisions related to conditionalproffers.

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2020

HB 655

Virginia HB 655 (2020)

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enacted

Steve E. Heretick

2020-01-06

2020-03-18

openstates

ocd-bill/5a7fb762-8181-4637-b01a-8411f6e4b96f

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB655

01b6e2f246b17f675873715874763cc54ed55a594c0e3aa548cd1ddb59d96c49

2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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us-va

Virginia HB 655 (2020) — Solar photovoltaic projects; special exceptions for any project.

Version chain

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0385) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB655ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB655H1 (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB655S1 (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DHCD (HB655) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) — 39–1 (pass) · upper
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
Reported from Local Government with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) — 13–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2020-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102659D introduction
2020-01-06 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns referral-committee
2020-01-17 Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use referral-committee
2020-01-18 Impact statement from DHCD (HB655)
2020-01-30 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-01-31 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-01-31 Committee substitute printed 20107158D-H1 substitution
2020-01-31 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2020-02-04 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-05 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-05 Committee substitute agreed to 20107158D-H1
2020-02-05 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB655H1
2020-02-06 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
2020-02-06 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-07 Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-07 Referred to Committee on Local Government referral-committee
2020-02-17 Reported from Local Government with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) committee-passage
2020-02-17 Committee substitute printed 20108318D-S1 substitution
2020-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-19 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-19 Committee substitute agreed to 20108318D-S1
2020-02-19 Passed by for the day
2020-02-20 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-20 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB655S1
2020-02-20 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) passage
2020-02-24 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-24 Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108318D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24 VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
2020-02-27 Enrolled
2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
2020-02-27 Signed by President
2020-03-06 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
2020-03-06 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-18 Approved by Governor-Chapter 385 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5a7fb762-8181-4637-b01a-8411f6e4b96f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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