Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program.
Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program. Directs the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to establish, implement, and manage an auction program to sell allowances into a market-based trading program consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act. Under current law, the Director is authorized but not required to establish, implement, and manage such auction program. The bill requires certain regulatory actions necessary for the Commonwealth to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and resume participation therein.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-10 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-03-10 | Latest Action | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 |
| 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 |