SB 223 VA

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Distributed Energy Resources Task Force established; reports; sunset. Establishes the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force as an advisory commission within the executive branch with the purpose of developing a comprehensive strategy to advance the Commonwealth's transition toward integrated distributed energy resource markets and to support the Commonwealth's compliance with certain regulations. The bill describes the membership, powers, and duties of the Task Force and requires the Task Force to submit various reports to the Governor, the State Corporation Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 285.

• Schuyler T. VanValkenburg Democratic · primary

1. Jan 10, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104643D · upper
2. Jan 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · upper
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223) · upper
4. Feb 6, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Rules with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A) · upper
6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
7. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107735D-S1 · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Rules Amendment rejected · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N 1-A) · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
19. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N) · lower
21. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N) · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108954D-H1 · lower
23. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223) · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
25. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Mar 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
27. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
28. Mar 11, 2026 Passed House with substitute (69-Y 30-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 12, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
31. Mar 12, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
32. Mar 12, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Bagby, Suetterlein · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees:Helmer, Franklin, M.A., Cornett · lower
37. Mar 12, 2026 Senate acceded to request · upper
38. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
39. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
40. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
41. Mar 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223) · upper
42. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
43. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB223ER) · upper
44. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
45. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
46. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
47. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
48. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223) · upper
49. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Rules Amendment · HTML
• Rules Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML