VirginiaStandby generators; DEQ shall conduct a study of generators used by by commercial facilities, etc.
What it does
Department of Environmental Quality; standby generators study; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a one-year study of all standby generators used by a commercial facility with an air permit in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the study to (i) identify commercial facilities with an air permit that use standby generators, (ii) identify the type of pollutants emitted from such standby generators, and (iii) analyze and describe the amount of pollutants from such standby generators.
More detail
The Department is required to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by July 1, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Mar 4Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Feb 24Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1502)
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Read first timeMinor
- Feb 11Committee substitute printed 26107488D-H1Major
- Feb 11Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)Major
- Feb 11House subcommittee offered
- Feb 9Assigned HACNR sub: Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 23Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 23Presented and ordered printed 26104523DIntroduced