VirginiaAir Pollution Control Board; regulations, small renewable energy projects, anaerobic tech., report.
What it does
Air Pollution Control Board regulations; small renewable energy projects; anaerobic digestion technology; report. Provides that for the purposes of a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project under existing law, a small renewable energy project includes an electrical generation facility in a locality in Planning District 8 with a rated capacity not exceeding 100 megawatts that generates electricity from biomass, energy from waste, or municipal solid waste and its dedicated associated interconnection facilities, provided that such facility is capable of processing the majority of its organic waste, including food waste and municipal sludge, with anaerobic digestion technology by January 1, 2030. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality, in coordination with relevant stakeholders, to (i) assess all practicable technologies available to waste-to-energy facilities to reduce carbon dioxide and methane emissions, (ii) assess technologies to create biomethane, and (iii) recommend any legislative changes necessary to create market conditions to ensure the viability of such program.
More detail
The bill also directs the Department to report its findings to the Air Pollution Control Board by December 1, 2026.
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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 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 901 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB645)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB645ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB645)
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 10-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 13Conference Report released
- Mar 12House Conferees: Tran, Simonds, Ware
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 11Senate Conferees: Surovell, Williams Graves, Pekarsky
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 11Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 10House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 10House insisted on substituteMajor
- Mar 9House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB645)
- Mar 5Passed House with substitute (93-Y 5-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 5committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 5committee substitute rejected
- Mar 5Read third timeMinor
- Mar 4Read second timeMinor
- Mar 2Committee substitute printed 26108798D-H2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 26Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 25Committee substitute printed 26108639D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)Minor
- Feb 25House subcommittee offered
- Feb 25Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 24Assigned HACNR sub: Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 19Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 19Read first timeMinor
- Feb 19Placed on Calendar
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB645)
- Feb 13Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 13Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 13Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 12Rules suspended
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 26107665D-S1Major
- Feb 10Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Senate committee offered
- Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB645)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102504DIntroduced