Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset.
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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to establish the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; reports; sunset.” Read the full text
2026 session
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 Forc
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 9, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1042 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Dan I. Helmer
Recorded votes
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 22, N 17, X 1
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 36-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 63, N 36, X 1
Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 22, N 17, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 93, X 3, N 3
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · F · N 98, Y 1
Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 22, N 18
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 10, N 4, X 1
Reported from Rules with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 10, X 1, N 4
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 7
Reported from Rules with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 16, X 2
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 5
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 1042.