HB 285 VA

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Distributed Energy Resources Task Force established; reports; sunset. Establishes the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force as an advisory commission within the executive branch with the purpose of developing a comprehensive strategy to advance the Commonwealth's transition toward integrated distributed energy resource markets and to support the Commonwealth's compliance with certain regulations. The bill describes the membership, powers, and duties of the Task Force and requires the Task Force to submit various reports to the Governor, the State Corporation Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 223.

• Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104735D · lower
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Rules with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285) · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Rules with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108865D-S1 · upper
20. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285) · lower
22. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Rules Substitute agreed to · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
33. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
34. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees:Helmer, Franklin, M.A., Cornett · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
36. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Bagby, Suetterlein · upper
37. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
38. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
39. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
40. Mar 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285) · lower
41. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
42. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB285ER) · lower
43. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
44. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
45. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
46. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
47. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285) · lower
48. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Rules Amendment · HTML
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML