Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 508
Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- John Chilton McAuliff
Cosponsors (15)
- Wren M. Williams (Republican)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- JJ Singh (Democratic)
- Briana D. Sewell (Democratic)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Dan I. Helmer (Democratic)
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
- Betsy B. Carr (Democratic)
- Katrina Callsen (Democratic)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic)
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic)
- Irene Shin (Democratic)
- Amy J. Laufer (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition. Provides a definition of "agrivoltaics" for the purposes of small renewable energy projects. This bill incorporates HB 899 and is identical to SB 340.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 156 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB508ER) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N) - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 10, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107142D-H1 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Incorporates HB899 (Shin) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105357D