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type: "Bill"
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title: "Rezoning and site plan approval; decommissioning solar energy equipment, etc., bonding provisions."
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description: "Requires a locality, as part of the local legislative approval process or as a condition of approval of a site plan, to require an owner, lessee, or developer of real property to enter into a written agreement to decommission solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices upon certain terms and conditions, including right of entry by the locality and financial assurance. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 2621"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2621 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Counties", "Cities and Towns", "Energy Conservation and Resources"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Riley E. Ingram"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2019-01-09"
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last_action: "2019-03-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c424fe79-77cc-4d94-847c-f6f4eeeef8ba"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2621"
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source_hash: "b40eb5b44826246f8ce72e092eca7c8ddaf8514a72618be05f85482a0e518ff2"
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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 HB 2621 (2019) — Rezoning and site plan approval; decommissioning solar energy equipment, etc., bonding provisions.
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Requires a locality, as part of the local legislative approval process or as a condition of approval of a site plan, to require an owner, lessee, or developer of real property to enter into a written agreement to decommission solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices upon certain terms and conditions, including right of entry by the locality and financial assurance. This bill is identical to
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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. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0743)
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2. **House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/subcommitteeaction.aspx?ses=191&bil=HB2621)
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3. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2621ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2621ER)
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4. **House: Committee substitute printed 19106249D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2621H1)
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5. **House: Presented and ordered printed 19104060D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2621)
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6. **Senate amendments engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+amd+HB2621ASE)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate amendment agreed to by House — **94–3** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with amendment — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Local Government with amendment — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Riley E. Ingram — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-09** Presented and ordered printed 19104060D `introduction`
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- **2019-01-09** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-14** Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 19106249D-H1
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- **2019-02-04** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2621H1
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- **2019-02-05** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2019-02-06** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-15** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2019-02-15** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2019-02-15** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2019-02-19** Placed on Calendar
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- **2019-02-19** Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 3-N)
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- **2019-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2019-02-22** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2019-03-04** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
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- **2019-03-04** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
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- **2019-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 743 (effective 7/1/19) `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/c424fe79-77cc-4d94-847c-f6f4eeeef8ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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