Virginia Senate Bill 175

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements; power purchase agreements. Amends certain renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements for Dominion Energy Virginia, including the annual percentage of program requirements to be met with solar, wind, or anaerobic digestion resources of one megawatt or less located in the Commonwealth. The bill changes from 2025 to 2027 the compliance year beginning in which at least 75 percent of renewable energy certificates used by Dominion Energy Virginia shall come from eligible resources located in the Commonwealth. The bill also removes the requirement for a solar-powered or wind-powered generation facility to have a capacity of no less than 50 kilowatts to qualify for a third party power purchase agreement under a pilot program. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission, by July 1, 2033, to initiate a proceeding to evaluate the future availability of renewable energy certificates from certain resources and permits the Commission to increase or decrease by up to one percentage point the percentage of program requirements to be met by such resources in future compliance years. The bill provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage development on previously developed project sites, as defined in existing law, to reduce the land use impacts of solar development. This bill is identical to HB 628.

Renewable energy portfolio standard program; requirements, power purchase agreements.

Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]

2026-03-05 - Senate - House amendment agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - House - Passed House with amendment (93-Y 5-N 0-A) (Y: 93 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - House - Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-13 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-13		Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646)
2026-04-13		Approved by Governor-Chapter 646 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-23	Senate	Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB175)
2026-03-14		Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-14	Senate	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
2026-03-12	House	Signed by Speaker
2026-03-11	Senate	Signed by President
2026-03-11	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB175ER)
2026-03-11	Senate	Enrolled
2026-03-05	Senate	House amendment agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)
2026-03-03	House	Passed House with amendment (93-Y 5-N 0-A)
2026-03-03	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2026-03-03	House	committee amendment agreed to
2026-03-03	House	Read third time
2026-03-02	House	Read second time
2026-02-26	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N)
2026-02-18	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2026-02-18	House	Read first time
2026-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2026-02-13	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)
2026-02-12	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
2026-02-12	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
2026-02-12	Senate	Read second time
2026-02-12	Senate	Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB175)
2026-02-11	Senate	Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-11	Senate	Rules suspended
2026-02-10	Senate	Committee substitute printed 26107441D-S1
2026-02-09	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
2026-02-09	Senate	Senate committee offered
2026-01-25	Senate	Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB175)
2026-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2026-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104645D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB175
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB175/text/SB175
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB175/text/SB175SC1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB175/text/SB175S1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB175/text/SB175ER
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB175/text/CHAP0646
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB175/text/SB175AH1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB175/text/SB175EDOC
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096338.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143014.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213256.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB175/20261/S2V1288
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB175/20261/SV355
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB175/20261/SV382
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB175/20261/H14V2613749
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB175/20261/26110690
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB175/20261/SV968