HB 1372 VA

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Introduced

Solar energy facilities; prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements; state and local tax exemption; report; civil penalties. Requires each solar developer, including its contractors and subcontractors, to ensure payment at the prevailing wage rate set by the Department of Labor and Industry for any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform construction, maintenance, or repair work for certain electricity generating sources. The bill requires each solar developer to (i) ensure that a percentage of the total labor hours of such work is performed by qualified apprentices and (ii) employ at least one qualified apprentice if four or more individuals are employed to perform such work. Under the bill, a solar developer that fails to meet the requirements of its provisions is required to make penalty payments to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. Additionally, the bill provides that any certified solar generation facility, as defined in the bill, is declared a separate class of property and shall be classified for local taxation separately from other classifications of real or personal property. Such facilities shall be wholly exempt from state and local taxation under the Constitution of Virginia.

• Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary

1. Jan 20, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104995D · lower
2. Jan 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Feb 12, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 13, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106899D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1372) · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote) · lower

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.

• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML