Virginia House Bill 2741 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0554)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Clean Energy Advisory Board; low-to-moderate income solar loan and rebate pilot program and fund. Establishes the Clean Energy Advisory Board (the Board) as an advisory board in the executive branch of government for the purpose of establishing a pilot program for disbursing loans or rebates for the installation of solar energy infrastructure in low-income and moderate-income households. The bill provides that the Board shall have a total membership of 15 members, consisting of 14 nonlegislative citizen members and the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, who shall serve ex officio. The bill establishes the Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Fund to be used to fund loans or rebate payments to electric customers who complete solar installations or energy efficiency improvements. The bill provides that the pilot program is open to any Virginia resident whose household income is at or below 80 percent of the state median income or regional median income, whichever is greater. The bill establishes application requirements and procedures for the review and approval or denial of applications. The bill requires that each applicant document the installation of energy efficiency services to demonstrate that such services lower home energy consumption by at least 12 percent prior to the submission of an application. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2022.

Clean Energy Advisory Board; established, solar energy installation rebates.

Sen. Lashrecse Aird [D]

Del. Mark Keam [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Del. James Morefield [R]

2019-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0554)
2019-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 554 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-02-27		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-02-27	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
2019-02-20	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-20	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-20	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2741ER)
2019-02-20	House	Enrolled
2019-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
2019-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-13	Senate	Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
2019-02-11	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2019-02-11	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	House	Printed as engrossed 19105980D-EH1
2019-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2741EH1
2019-02-04	House	Amendment by Delegate Aird agreed to
2019-02-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 19105980D-H1
2019-02-04	House	Read second time
2019-02-03	House	Read first time
2019-01-31	House	Committee substitute printed 19105980D-H1
2019-01-31	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2019-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2019-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
2019-01-22	House	Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #3
2019-01-17	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-01-17	House	Presented and ordered printed 19104583D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	2287	(n/a)	See Bill Text
45	1	395	(n/a)	See Bill Text
45	1	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	1	204	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2741
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2741+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2741H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2741EH1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2741ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0554+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1403V0027+HB2741
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H14V0035+HB2741
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2411+HB2741
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S02V0170+HB2741
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S05V0349+HB2741
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0662HB2741+HB2741
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0723HB2741+HB2741