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type: "Bill"
title: "Solar energy and recycling equipment; classification for purposes of real property tax exemption."
description: "Classification of solar energy and recyclingequipment. Provides that, for purposes of the real property taxexemption for certified solar energy and recycling equipment, theexemption shall be retroactive to the date of installation if thetaxpayer obtains certification from the Department of EnvironmentalQuality within one year of installation. Under current law, the exemptionis effective in the next tax year after the taxpayer obtains certification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 1039"
citation: "Virginia SB 1039 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jill Holtzman Vogel"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-17"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1247473f-8ec2-4ec3-a5bb-e983b58db097"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB1039"
source_hash: "409b77786387e848d0137a6f3fd084a478237a77430f5e7de377248dcd7ecb44"
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 SB 1039 (2020) — Solar energy and recycling equipment; classification for purposes of real property tax exemption.
Classification of solar energy and recyclingequipment. Provides that, for purposes of the real property taxexemption for certified solar energy and recycling equipment, theexemption shall be retroactive to the date of installation if thetaxpayer obtains certification from the Department of EnvironmentalQuality within one year of installation. Under current law, the exemptionis effective in the next tax year after the taxpayer obtains certification.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0633)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0633)
2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1039ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1039ER)
3. **Impact statement from TAX (SB1039)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1039)
## Votes
- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) — **130** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **990** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance with amendment (22-Y 0-N) — **220** (pass) · lower
- House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jill Holtzman Vogel — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-17** Presented and ordered printed 20105666D `introduction`
- **2020-01-17** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-17** Introduced bill reprinted 20105666D
- **2020-01-27** Impact statement from TAX (SB1039)
- **2020-01-28** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-30** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-01-31** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-18** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-18** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-02-24** Reported from Finance with amendment (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-27** Committee amendment agreed to
- **2020-02-27** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2020-02-27** Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-27** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-02** House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-06** Enrolled
- **2020-03-06** Signed by President
- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
- **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
- **2020-03-16** Impact statement from TAX (SB1039ER)
- **2020-04-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 633 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1247473f-8ec2-4ec3-a5bb-e983b58db097`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).