HB 1502 VA

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Department of Environmental Quality; standby generators study; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a one-year study of all standby generators used by a commercial facility with an air permit in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the study to (i) identify commercial facilities with an air permit that use standby generators, (ii) identify the type of pollutants emitted from such standby generators, and (iii) analyze and describe the amount of pollutants from such standby generators. The Department is required to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by July 1, 2027.

• Elizabeth R. Guzman Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104523D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Feb 9, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources · lower
4. Feb 11, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107488D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
15. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1502) · lower
16. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) · upper
17. Mar 4, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper

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.

• Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML