HB 628 VA

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Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements; power purchase agreements. Amends certain renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements for Dominion Energy Virginia, including the annual percentage of program requirements to be met with solar, wind, or anaerobic digestion resources of one megawatt or less located in the Commonwealth. The bill changes from 2025 to 2027 the compliance year beginning in which at least 75 percent of renewable energy certificates used by Dominion Energy Virginia shall come from eligible resources located in the Commonwealth. The bill also removes the requirement for a solar-powered or wind-powered generation facility to have a capacity of no less than 50 kilowatts to qualify for a third party power purchase agreement under a pilot program. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission, by July 1, 2033, to initiate a proceeding to evaluate the future availability of renewable energy certificates from certain resources and permits the Commission to increase or decrease by up to one percentage point the percentage of program requirements to be met by such resources in future compliance years. The bill provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage development on previously developed project sites, as defined in existing law, to reduce the land use impacts of solar development. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to SB 175.

• Katrina Callsen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104385D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB628) · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 2, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 3, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
11. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
14. Feb 4, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB628) · lower
18. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
20. Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108349D-S1 · upper
21. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Feb 26, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
26. Feb 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
27. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 2, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB628ER) · lower
31. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
32. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
34. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB628) · lower
36. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 645 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645) · 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
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML