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type: "Bill"
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title: "Solar projects; erosion and sediment control."
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description: "Solar projects; erosion and sediment control plan review. Requires any locality that does not operate a regulated MS4 and for which the Department did not administer a VSMP as of July 1, 2020, to notify the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) if it decides to have the Department provide the locality with (i) review of a required erosion and sediment control plan and (ii) a recommendation on the plan's compliance with the requirements of the Erosion and Sediment Control Law and the State Water Control Board's regulations, for any solar project and its associated infrastructure with a rated electrical generation capacity exceeding five megawatts. The bill provides certain procedural steps for the Department and VESCP authority for a locality to take in reviewing the plan and making recommendations and decisions. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 1258"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1258 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David W. Marsden"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 12
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first_action: "2021-01-11"
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last_action: "2021-03-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e90e7fec-a98b-4d86-8881-489446041d10"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1258"
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source_hash: "167d9c377f8cd00ec63a06ccbe6535c887f941ec6a477e7e93a7c07e977213da"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 1258 (2021) — Solar projects; erosion and sediment control.
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Solar projects; erosion and sediment control plan review. Requires any locality that does not operate a regulated MS4 and for which the Department did not administer a VSMP as of July 1, 2020, to notify the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) if it decides to have the Department provide the locality with (i) review of a required erosion and sediment control plan and (ii) a recommendation on the plan's compliance with the requirements of the Erosion and Sediment Control Law and the State Water Control Board's regulations, for any solar project and its associated infrastructure with a rated electrical generation capacity exceeding five megawatts. The bill provides certain procedural steps for the Department and VESCP authority for a locality to take in reviewing the plan and making recommendations and decisions. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0497** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0497)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 21103291D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1258S1)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101494D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1258)
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4. **SB1258ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1258ER)
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5. **SB1258ES1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1258ES1)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- House amendments agreed to by Senate (28-Y 10-N) — **28–10** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David W. Marsden — primary (person)
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- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101494D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-11** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-19** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-19** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-19** Committee substitute printed 21103291D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2021-01-19** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-25** Impact statement from DPB (SB1258S1)
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- **2021-02-02** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-02-02** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-04** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2021-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 21103291D-S1
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- **2021-02-04** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2021-02-04** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2021-02-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1258ES1
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- **2021-02-04** Printed as engrossed 21103291D-ES1
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- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-04** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-07** Placed on Calendar
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- **2021-02-07** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-07** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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- **2021-02-09** Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-10** Impact statement from DPB (SB1258ES1)
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- **2021-02-15** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-15** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2021-02-17** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-17** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-18** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-19** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-02-19** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-22** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-02-22** Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-24** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2021-02-24** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2021-02-24** Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-24** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-25** House amendments agreed to by Senate (28-Y 10-N)
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- **2021-03-09** Enrolled
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- **2021-03-09** Signed by President
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- **2021-03-11** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-03-15** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
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- **2021-03-15** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 497 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e90e7fec-a98b-4d86-8881-489446041d10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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