VirginiaAppliance minimum energy and water conservation standards; requirement of manufacturers.
What it does
Minimum energy and water conservation standards; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning facilities and home appliances; Department of Energy; prohibited practices; penalty. Provides that if any product or product categories under the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (the EPCA) are removed by the U.S. Secretary of Energy or the federal government, the Department of Energy shall adopt energy or water conservation standards that shall be equivalent to the last applicable federal standards with a product compliance date of on or before December 31, 2025. The bill prohibits any such new products from being sold, offered for sale, leased, or rented in the Commonwealth unless such products meet or exceed such standards.
More detail
The bill excludes any energy or water conservation standards set aside by a court or any product if federal law preempts the application of the minimum energy and water conservation standards to such a product, including any product or product categories where there is a requirement to develop a standard under the EPCA.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Governor's recommendation received by SenateLatest
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 9Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 9Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB256)
- Mar 9Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB256ER)Major
- Mar 9EnrolledMinor
- Mar 3Passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Read third timeMinor
- Mar 2Read second timeMinor
- Feb 26Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 24Read first timeMinor
- Feb 24Placed on Calendar
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB256)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107427D-S1Major
- Feb 12Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Senate committee offered
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100892DIntroduced