SB 598 VA

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Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard; zero-carbon electricity; accelerated clean energy buyers. Revises the conditions under which accelerated clean energy buyers, defined in existing law as accelerated renewable energy buyers, may contract with Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia to obtain renewable energy certificates (RECs). The bill exempts an accelerated clean energy buyer obtaining capacity, energy, or RECs from qualifying resources or facilities from the assignment of non-bypassable costs associated with compliance with the renewable portfolio standard program based on the amount and type of renewable energy certificates obtained in proportion to such accelerated clean energy buyer's total electric energy consumption. This bill incorporates SB 470. This bill is identical to HB 369.

• R. Creigh Deeds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102381D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB598) · upper
4. Feb 12, 2026 Incorporates SB470 (Marsden) · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
7. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107536D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Floor offered Senator McDougle Amendment · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Senator McDougle Amendment rejected (19-Y 20-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB598) · upper
18. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
21. Mar 3, 2026 House committee offered · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 House committee offered · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109089D-H1 · lower
25. Mar 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Read third time · lower
27. Mar 6, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
28. Mar 6, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
29. Mar 6, 2026 Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB598) · upper
32. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
33. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB598ER) · upper
34. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
35. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
36. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
37. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
38. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB598) · upper
39. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 512 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
40. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0512) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Senator McDougle Amendment · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML