HB 397 VA

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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. This bill is identical to SB 802.

• Charniele L. Herring Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104232D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources · lower
4. Jan 21, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 21, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105867D-H1 · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB397) · lower
9. Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 2, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 6-N) · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB397ER) · lower
25. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB397) · lower
26. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 920 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · PDF
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute · HTML
• Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML