Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 223
Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Ghazala F. Hashmi
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 HB 285.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Rules Amendment
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute
- Rules Substitute
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
- Governor's Recommendation
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 14, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | Accede Conference Committee R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 House | Reported from Rules with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 Senate | Reported from Rules with amendments | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 11, 2026
Governor's recommendation received by Senate - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
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 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB223ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223) - 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 (65-Y 32-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate acceded to request - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House Conferees:Helmer, Franklin, M.A., Cornett - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Bagby, Suetterlein - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House requested conference committee - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House insisted on substitute - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (69-Y 30-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Mar 11, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Read third time - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Read second time - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26108954D-H1 - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N) - Mar 1, 2026 · House
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Rules - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N 1-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules Amendment rejected - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107735D-S1 - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Rules with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223) - Jan 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Rules - Jan 10, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104643D