VirginiaSolar energy facilities; prevailing wage & apprenticeship requirements, state & local tax exemption.
What it does
Solar energy facilities; prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements; state and local tax exemption; report; civil penalties. Requires each solar developer, including its contractors and subcontractors, to ensure payment at the prevailing wage rate set by the Department of Labor and Industry for any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform construction, maintenance, or repair work for certain electricity generating sources. The bill requires each solar developer to (i) ensure that a percentage of the total labor hours of such work is performed by qualified apprentices and (ii) employ at least one qualified apprentice if four or more individuals are employed to perform such work.
More detail
Under the bill, a solar developer that fails to meet the requirements of its provisions is required to make penalty payments to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. Additionally, the bill provides that any certified solar generation facility, as defined in the bill, is declared a separate class of property and shall be classified for local taxation separately from other classifications of real or personal property. Such facilities shall be wholly exempt from state and local taxation under the Constitution of Virginia.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Feb 13Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
- Feb 13Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1372)
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26106899D-H1Major
- Feb 13Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 12Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 12Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)Major
- Feb 12House subcommittee offered
- Jan 27Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 20Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 20Presented and ordered printed 26104995DIntroduced