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Bill Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements throughout the Commonwealth. Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements throughout the Commonwealth. Expands existing provisions relatedto siting agreements for solar projects located in an opportunityzone to include energy storage projects and makes the provisionsstatewide. The bill provides that its provisions shall not applyto any energy storage project that has received zoning and site planapproval, preliminary or otherwise, from the host locality beforeJanuary 1, 2021. The bill also provides that its provisions shallnot become effective with respect to energy storage projects unlessthe General Assembly approves legislation that authorizes localitiesto adopt an ordinance for taxation of energy storage projects suchas solar projects with a local option for machinery and tools taxor solar revenue share. The bill further provides that a locality may grant a special exception for an energy storage project. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 HB 2201 Virginia HB 2201 (2021)
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Virginia HB 2201 (2021) — Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements throughout the Commonwealth.

Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements throughout the Commonwealth. Expands existing provisions relatedto siting agreements for solar projects located in an opportunityzone to include energy storage projects and makes the provisionsstatewide. The bill provides that its provisions shall not applyto any energy storage project that has received zoning and site planapproval, preliminary or otherwise, from the host locality beforeJanuary 1, 2021. The bill also provides that its provisions shallnot become effective with respect to energy storage projects unlessthe General Assembly approves legislation that authorizes localitiesto adopt an ordinance for taxation of energy storage projects suchas solar projects with a local option for machinery and tools taxor solar revenue share. The bill further provides that a locality may grant a special exception for an energy storage project.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0057 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB2201ER (committee substitute) — source
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102743D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (15-Y 7-N) — 157 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Local Government (11-Y 3-N) — 113 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N) — 81 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (34-Y 3-N 1-A) — 343 (pass) · upper
  • Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (71-Y 29-N) — 7029 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones — primary (person)
  • Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102743D introduction
  • 2021-01-13 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns referral-committee
  • 2021-01-19 Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use referral-committee
  • 2021-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
  • 2021-01-22 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (15-Y 7-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-01-25 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-01-26 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2021-01-27 Read third time and passed House (71-Y 29-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-01-27 VOTE: Passage (71-Y 29-N)
  • 2021-01-28 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2021-01-28 Referred to Committee on Local Government referral-committee
  • 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-15 Reported from Local Government (11-Y 3-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-17 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-17 Passed by temporarily
  • 2021-02-17 Passed Senate (34-Y 3-N 1-A) passage
  • 2021-02-22 Enrolled
  • 2021-02-22 Signed by President
  • 2021-02-24 Signed by Speaker
  • 2021-02-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
  • 2021-02-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 2021-03-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 57 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/34d62017-bb5f-4af2-8486-cf6bbc60332b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).