SB 25 VA

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Department of Energy; workforce development in offshore wind industry. Directs the Director of the Department of Energy to identify and develop training resources to advance workforce development in the offshore wind industry in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 67.

• Jennifer D. Carroll Foy Democratic · primary

1. Nov 17, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100557D · upper
2. Nov 17, 2025 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB25) · upper
4. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
5. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N) · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107814D-S1 · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB25) · upper
15. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 1-N) · lower
19. Feb 26, 2026 Reconsidered by Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) · lower
20. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) · lower
21. Feb 27, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
22. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with amendment (86-Y 13-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 6, 2026 House Amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB25ER) · upper
31. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB25) · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
35. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 362 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0362) · 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
• House Amendment · HTML
• Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML