Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1330 and 10.1-1331 of the Code of Virginia, relating to clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality and the State Air Pollution Control Board to establish and maintain a market-based trading program consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative program, as defined in existing law, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generating units in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 802.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 920 (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
78
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Charniele L. HerringBonita G. AnthonyElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerBetsy B. CarrNadarius E. ClarkElizabeth R. GuzmanPatrick A. HopeMarcia S. "Cia" PriceSam RasoulIrene ShinDavid W. MarsdenSaddam Azlan SalimKannan Srinivasan Jessica L. AndersonAlex Q. AskewKatrina CallsenKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieStacey Annie CarrollLaura Jane CohenJoshua G. ColeNicole ColeKelly K. Convirs-FowlerRae CousinsKarrie K. DelaneyLindsey DoughertyMark C. DowneyMichael B. FeggansLily V. FranklinDebra D. GardnerC.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Dan I. HelmerPhil M. HernandezKaren Keys-GamarraAmy J. LauferDestiny LeVere BollingAlfonso H. LopezMichelle Lopes MaldonadoMarty MartinezJohn Chilton McAuliffAdele Y. McClure
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 21, N 19
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 8, N 6, X 1
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 63, N 35, X 2
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-21 · P · Y 7, N 3
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 920.