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SB 802

Virginia Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 13, 2026.

Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program.

Bill ID VA-2026-SB-802
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources; Finance and Appropriations
Senate enacted 2026-04-13
Energy Environment / Climate
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Locke
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-23 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-13 Status enacted
2026-04-13 Latest Action Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0921)
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