VirginiaDistributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset.
What it does
Distributed Energy Resources Task Force established; reports; sunset. Establishes the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force as an advisory commission within the executive branch with the purpose of developing a comprehensive strategy to advance the Commonwealth's transition toward integrated distributed energy resource markets and to support the Commonwealth's compliance with certain regulations. The bill describes the membership, powers, and duties of the Task Force and requires the Task Force to submit various reports to the Governor, the State Corporation Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor.
More detail
The bill sunsets on July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 285.
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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 11Governor's recommendation received by SenateLatest
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223)
- 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 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB223ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223)
- 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 (65-Y 32-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 13Conference Report released
- Mar 12Senate acceded to request
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12House Conferees:Helmer, Franklin, M.A., Cornett
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 12Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Bagby, Suetterlein
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 12Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 12House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 12House insisted on substituteMajor
- Mar 12House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- Mar 11Passed House with substitute (69-Y 30-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 11committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 11Read third timeMinor
- Mar 10Read second timeMinor
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223)
- Vote recorded Reported from Rules with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6Committee substitute printed 26108954D-H1Major
- Mar 6Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N)Minor
- Mar 2Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 1Assigned HRUL sub: Studies SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 19Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Feb 19Read first timeMinor
- Feb 19Placed on Calendar
- Feb 16Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N 1-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 13Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 13Rules Amendment rejectedMinor
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107735D-S1Major
- 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 11Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Reported from Rules with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rules with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Senate committee offered
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223)
- Jan 10Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Jan 10Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104643DIntroduced