VirginiaIncome-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, definitions, report.
What it does
Department of Housing and Community Development; Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force established; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish, in collaboration with the Department of Energy, and with assistance from the Department of Social Services, the Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force to determine barriers to access and enrollment in the current energy efficiency programs for income-qualified energy customers and to evaluate and develop a plan to address any necessary improvements regarding coordination among state and federal government agencies for utility services and resources to more effectively deliver energy-efficient housing, weatherization resources, and energy efficiency upgrades for income-qualified individuals and households in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Task Force to meet at least six times between July 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026, and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations no later than September 30, 2026.
More detail
The bill specifies that such report shall include policy recommendations and a plan to ensure that weatherization-ready repairs and whole-home energy efficiency retrofits are provided to all eligible income-qualified individuals and households in the Commonwealth residing in multifamily buildings, single-family dwellings, and manufactured homes by December 31, 2033. This bill is identical to HB 1935.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 25Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB777)
- Feb 18Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB777ER)Major
- Feb 18EnrolledMinor
- Feb 13House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Passed House with amendments (73-Y 21-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with amendments (73-Y 21-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 11Labor and Commerce Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 11Read third timeMinor
- Feb 10Read second timeMinor
- Feb 6Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB777)
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Jan 24Printed as engrossed 25104736D-ES1
- Jan 24Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amendedMajor
- Jan 24Finance and Appropriations Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 24Reading of amendments waived
- Jan 24General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- Jan 24Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 24Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Jan 23Read second timeMinor
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB777)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Passed by for the day
- Jan 22Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 22Rules suspended
- Jan 21Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Committee substitute printed 25104736D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- 2024
- Dec 24Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Dec 24Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103128DIntroduced