HB 672 VA

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Minimum energy and water conservation standards; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning facilities and home appliances; Department of Energy; prohibited practices; penalty. Provides that if any product or product categories under the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (the EPCA) are removed by the U.S. Secretary of Energy or the federal government, the Department of Energy shall adopt energy or water conservation standards that shall be equivalent to the last applicable federal standards with a product compliance date of on or before December 31, 2025. The bill prohibits any such new products from being sold, offered for sale, leased, or rented in the Commonwealth unless such products meet or exceed such standards. The bill excludes any energy or water conservation standards set aside by a court or any product if federal law preempts the application of the minimum energy and water conservation standards to such a product, including any product or product categories where there is a requirement to develop a standard under the EPCA.

• Michelle Lopes Maldonado · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102691D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends referring to Labor and Commerce(Voice Vote) · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
9. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107320D-H1 · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 4-N) · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N) · lower
15. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB672) · lower
17. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
20. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
21. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended · lower
22. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
23. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB672) · lower
24. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
25. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
26. Feb 24, 2026 Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) · upper
27. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) · upper
28. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 4-N) · upper
29. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
30. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Amendment rejected · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Floor offered Senator McPike Substitute · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Reading of substitute waived · upper
36. Mar 10, 2026 Senator McPike Substitute agreed to · upper
37. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute · upper
38. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
39. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB672) · lower
40. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
41. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
42. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB672ER) · lower
43. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
44. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
45. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
46. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
47. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB672) · lower
48. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 928 (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
• Senator McPike Substitute · PDF
• Senator McPike Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Amendment · 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