Renewable energy portfolio standard program; energy from geothermal heating/cooling systems, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 56-576 and 56-585.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to renewable energy portfolio standard program; geothermal heating and cooling systems; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Renewable energy portfolio standard program; geothermal heating and cooling systems; report. Requires, for purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard program, Dominion Energy Virginia and American Electric Power to annually procure and retire certain percentages of renewable energy certificates from geothermal heating and cooling systems, as defined in the bill. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission to prepare and deliver a report evaluating the procurement and retirement of
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 733 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
JJ SinghAmy J. LauferRodney T. WillettJohn Chilton McAuliff
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (68-Y 31-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 68, N 31
Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 24, N 16
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 40
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 10, N 5
Read third time and passed House (71-Y 27-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 71, N 27, X 2
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 21, N 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 9, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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