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type: "Bill"
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title: "Shared solar programs; electric utility regulation, etc."
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description: "Shared solar programs. Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows customers of Dominion Virginia to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility, which is defined in the bill as a facility that, among other criteria, generates electricity by means of a solar photovoltaic device with a nameplate capacity rating that does not exceed 5,000 kilowatts. Under the program, a subscriber receives a bill credit for the proportional output of a share solar facility attributable to that subscriber. Subscribers are required to pay a minimum bill, established by the Commission, that includes the costs of infrastructure and related services. The bill provides that the Commission shall approve a shared solar program of 150 megawatts with a minimum requirement of 30 percent of low-income customers and that the Commission will approve an additional 50 megawatts upon determining that at least 45 megawatts of the shared solar capacity have been subscribed to by low-income customers. This bill is identical to HB 1634."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 629"
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citation: "Virginia SB 629 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Scott A. Surovell"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 56
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vote_count: 12
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first_action: "2020-01-07"
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last_action: "2020-04-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d394a39b-d9c3-48f3-96fc-1c42e529014b"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB629"
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source_hash: "921b3844cc742e70244d2d151423524eb43e603703d82d847ea12cf37c094701"
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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 629 (2020) — Shared solar programs; electric utility regulation, etc.
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Shared solar programs. Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows customers of Dominion Virginia to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility, which is defined in the bill as a facility that, among other criteria, generates electricity by means of a solar photovoltaic device with a nameplate capacity rating that does not exceed 5,000 kilowatts. Under the program, a subscriber receives a bill credit for the proportional output of a share solar facility attributable to that subscriber. Subscribers are required to pay a minimum bill, established by the Commission, that includes the costs of infrastructure and related services. The bill provides that the Commission shall approve a shared solar program of 150 megawatts with a minimum requirement of 30 percent of low-income customers and that the Commission will approve an additional 50 megawatts upon determining that at least 45 megawatts of the shared solar capacity have been subscribed to by low-income customers. This bill is identical to HB 1634.
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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. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1264)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1264)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB629ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB629ER)
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3. **Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB629S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB629S1)
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4. **Impact statement from SCC (SB629H1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB629H1)
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5. **Impact statement from SCC (SB629S2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB629S2)
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6. **Reenrolled bill text (SB629ER2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB629ER2)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: (57-Y 35-N) — **56–35** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N) — **34–5** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) — **39–1** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (75-Y 16-N 1-A) — **74–16** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — **0–40** (fail) · upper
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- Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101887D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-15** Impact statement from SCC (SB629)
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- **2020-01-23** Assigned C&L sub: Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-03** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-03** Committee substitute printed 20107477D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-06** Passed by for the day
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- **2020-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-07** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2020-02-07** Committee substitute agreed to 20107477D-S1
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- **2020-02-07** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB629S1
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- **2020-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-10** Impact statement from SCC (SB629S1)
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- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-27** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-27** Committee substitute printed 20109355D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-03** Impact statement from SCC (SB629H1)
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- **2020-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-03** Committee substitute agreed to 20109355D-H1
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- **2020-03-03** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB629H1
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- **2020-03-03** Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-03** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-04** House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
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- **2020-03-05** House insisted on substitute
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- **2020-03-05** House requested conference committee
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- **2020-03-05** Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-05** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2020-03-05** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2020-03-07** Amended by conference committee
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- **2020-03-07** Conference substitute printed 20109815D-S2
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- **2020-03-07** Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N)
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- **2020-03-08** Passed by temporarily
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- **2020-03-08** Conference report agreed to by House (75-Y 16-N 1-A)
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- **2020-03-08** VOTE: Adoption (75-Y 16-N 1-A)
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- **2020-03-11** Impact statement from SCC (SB629S2)
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- **2020-03-18** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-18** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-20** Impact statement from SCC (SB629ER)
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- **2020-03-20** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
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- **2020-03-20** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by Senate
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- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-04-22** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (57-Y 35-N)
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- **2020-04-22** VOTE: (57-Y 35-N)
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- **2020-04-22** Governor's recommendation adopted
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- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled
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- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled bill text (SB629ER2)
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- **2020-04-22** Signed by President as reenrolled
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- **2020-04-22** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
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- **2020-04-22** Enacted, Chapter 1264 (effective 7/1/20) `became-law`
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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/d394a39b-d9c3-48f3-96fc-1c42e529014b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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