VirginiaIncome Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, 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 SB 777.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1935)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1935ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Senate Amendments agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate Amendments agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 18-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 20General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 20Reading of amendments waived
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1935)
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25105557D-EH1
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amendedMajor
- Feb 3Appropriations Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N)
- Jan 27Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 27Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 27Motion to refer to Appropriations agreed to
- Jan 24Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 24Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- Jan 24Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Read first timeMinor
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1935)
- Jan 21Committee substitute printed 25105557D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1935)
- Jan 16Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3Minor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104386DIntroduced