HB 508 VA

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Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition. Provides a definition of "agrivoltaics" for the purposes of small renewable energy projects. This bill incorporates HB 899 and is identical to SB 340.

• John Chilton McAuliff · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105357D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Incorporates HB899 (Shin) · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107142D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 10, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508) · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N) · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB508ER) · lower
27. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508) · lower
28. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 156 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156) · 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
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML