Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation.
Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments; energy efficiency and conservation. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to adopt amendments to the Uniform Statewide Building Code within 18 months of publication of a new version of the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to incorporate the latest IECC standards related to energy efficiency and conservation. The bill requires the Board to adopt Building Code standards that are at least as stringent as those contained in the new version of the IECC.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-12 | Status | introduced |
| 2026-02-10 | Latest Action | H Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 895 | Electric utilities; energy storage requirements, Department of Energy to develop model ordinance. | enrolled |
| SB 448 | Electric utilities; energy storage requirements, Department of Energy to develop model ordinance. | enrolled |
| HB 1439 | Contractors; regulation, solar installation companies, sale, lease, etc., of solar energy systems. | enrolled |
| HB 285 | Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset. | enrolled |
| HB 507 | Data centers; permit requirements, emission limits for certain engine-generator sets. | enrolled |
| HB 590 | Smart Solar Permitting Platform; established, residential solar energy systems. | enrolled |
| HB 616 | Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant records. | enrolled |
| HB 67 | Offshore wind industry; workforce development. | enrolled |