republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-1133.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Solar and wind energy; projects on previously developed project sites."
description: "Solar and wind energy projects on previously developed project sites. Declares that the construction or purchase by a public utility prior to January 1, 2024, of one or more solar or wind generation facilities located on a previously developed project site in the Commonwealth having in the aggregate a rated capacity that does not exceed 200 megawatts, or the purchase by a public utility of energy, capacity, and environmental attributes from such solar facilities owned by persons other than a public utility, is in the public interest."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1133"
citation: "Virginia HB 1133 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerrauld C. \"Jay\" Jones"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a571d2d-64e0-4e38-8c19-ed04ba9c35d6"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1133"
source_hash: "ef1b763e5411dd119d8fc44b061ec655989bb64dd77d3baac0b782a470eb05a5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1133 (2020) — Solar and wind energy; projects on previously developed project sites.

Solar and wind energy projects on previously developed project sites. Declares that the construction or purchase by a public utility prior to January 1, 2024, of one or more solar or wind generation facilities located on a previously developed project site in the Commonwealth having in the aggregate a rated capacity that does not exceed 200 megawatts, or the purchase by a public utility of energy, capacity, and environmental attributes from such solar facilities owned by persons other than a public utility, is in the public interest.

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1225)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1225)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1133ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1133ER)
3. **Impact statement from SCC (HB1133)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1133)
4. **Reenrolled bill text (HB1133ER2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1133ER2)

## Votes

- Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: (72-Y 22-N) — **71–22** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (30-Y 10-N) — **30–10** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N) — **13–2** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N) — **29–11** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones — primary (person)
- Jennifer Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105009D `introduction`
- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-16** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-16** Impact statement from SCC (HB1133)
- **2020-02-04** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-06** Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-10** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **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** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-27** Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-04** Enrolled
- **2020-03-05** Impact statement from SCC (HB1133ER)
- **2020-03-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-05** Signed by President
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** 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 (72-Y 22-N)
- **2020-04-22** VOTE: (72-Y 22-N)
- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (30-Y 10-N)
- **2020-04-22** Governor's recommendation adopted
- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled
- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled bill text (HB1133ER2)
- **2020-04-22** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- **2020-04-22** Signed by President as reenrolled
- **2020-04-22** Enacted, Chapter 1225 (effective 7/1/20) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a571d2d-64e0-4e38-8c19-ed04ba9c35d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).