Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 285
Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Dan I. Helmer (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
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 SB 223.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Amendment
- Rules Amendment
- Engrossed
- Rules Substitute
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
- Governor's Recommendation
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 14, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | Insist & Request R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Reported from Rules with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | Reported from Rules with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 11, 2026
Governor's recommendation received by House - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB285ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285) - Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Bagby, Suetterlein - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House Conferees:Helmer, Franklin, M.A., Cornett - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House acceded to request - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate requested conference committee - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules Substitute agreed to - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285) - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108865D-S1 - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Rules with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Rules - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee amendments agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Reported from Rules with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285) - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Rules - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104735D