SB 823 VA

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Regulation of contractors; solar installation companies; sale, lease, or power purchase of solar energy systems; civil penalty. Authorizes the Board for Contractors (the Board) to require specific contract provisions and disclosures relating to the sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system, as defined in the bill. The bill requires a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system to have a written contract that includes specific provisions related to the solar installation company, system design and performance or production guarantees, and information related to invoices and payments. The bill includes several mandatory disclosures to be included with a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system. Under the bill, a willful violation of such requirements shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $2,500 per violation. The bill also directs the Board to adopt regulations and update existing regulations to implement the provisions of the bill by January 1, 2027. The remaining provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1439.

• Lamont Bagby Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104433D · upper
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB823) · upper
4. Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106811D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB823) · upper
8. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107648D-S2 · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute rejected · upper
15. Feb 12, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
16. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB823) · upper
19. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
25. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 1-N) · lower
26. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109032D-H1 · lower
27. Mar 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
29. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · lower
30. Mar 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
31. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
32. Mar 11, 2026 Passed House with substitute (95-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
33. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB823) · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 House insisted on substitute (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
37. Mar 12, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
38. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
39. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Bagby, McPike, DeSteph · upper
40. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
41. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Shin, Maldonado, Pence · lower
42. Mar 12, 2026 Senate acceded to request · upper
43. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
44. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
45. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
46. Mar 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB823) · upper
47. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
48. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB823ER) · upper
49. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
50. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
51. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
52. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
53. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB823) · upper
54. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 852 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · 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
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML