2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB234: Parking Lot Solar Development Program; established, report.

Legislative Summary

Parking Lot Solar Development Pilot Grant Program; report. Establishes the Parking Lot Solar Development Pilot Grant Program for the purpose of encouraging development of distributed parking lot solar projects up to one megawatt in size in Chesterfield County and Richmond City through grants. The bill directs the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, to administer such program, to establish and publish guidelines and criteria for solar projects funded through such program, and to report annually to the General Assembly regarding the administration of the program for the preceding fiscal year.

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Bill History

1/9/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101891D
Senate
1/9/2024
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
1/26/2024
Impact statement from DPB (SB234)
Senate
1/29/2024
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (13-Y 2-N)
Senate
1/29/2024
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
1/29/2024
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Senate
2/6/2024
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Senate
2/6/2024
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Senate
2/6/2024
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
Senate
2/6/2024
Committee substitute printed 24107146D-S1
Senate
2/7/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/8/2024
Read second time
Senate
2/8/2024
Committee amendments rejected
Senate
2/8/2024
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/8/2024
Committee substitute agreed to 24107146D-S1
Senate
2/8/2024
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB234S1
Senate
2/9/2024
Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
Senate
2/9/2024
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
Senate
2/9/2024
Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
Senate
2/15/2024
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/15/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/15/2024
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
2/16/2024
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
House of Delegates
2/26/2024
Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
House of Delegates
11/18/2024
Left in Appropriations
House of Delegates

Amendments

Senate amendments

Senate amendments

7/8/2024Not Adopted

Senate amendments not adopted

Senate amendments not adopted

7/8/2024Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
2/9/2024
30
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
2/9/2024
37
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
2/9/2024
31
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/7/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
2/6/2024
13
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (13-Y 2-N)
1/29/2024
13
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/8/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Appropriations(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Ghazala Hashmi
Ghazala Hashmi
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/6/20245.2 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/9/202410.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis7/8/202464.7 KB