HB 1502 VA
Standby generators; DEQ shall conduct a study of generators used by by commercial facilities, etc.
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Summary
This bill would direct the Department of Environmental Quality to study standby generators used by commercial facilities in Virginia. Standby generators are backup power systems used by businesses and institutions to maintain operations during power outages. These generators produce emissions that contribute to air pollution. The DEQ study would catalog the use of these generators and develop strategies to reduce their environmental impact through regulations or alternative technologies.
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Official abstract
A BILL to direct the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a one-year study of all standby generators used by certain commercial facilities in the Commonwealth and explore ways to address the pollution from such generators; report.
Sponsor (1)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman Democratic · primary
7 coauthors / cosponsors
- Stacey Annie Carroll · cosponsor
- Nicole Cole Democratic · cosponsor
- John Chilton McAuliff · cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark Democratic · cosponsor
- Amy J. Laufer Democratic · cosponsor
- Charlie Schmidt Democratic · cosponsor
- Irene Shin Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (18)
- Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104523D · lower
- Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107488D-H1 · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
- Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1502) · lower
- Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) · upper
- Mar 4, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper
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