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HB1439Introduced in the House of Delegates

Contractors; regulation, solar installation companies, sale, lease, etc., of solar energy systems.

Passed

Introduced by Irene Shin, District 8

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Regulation of contractors; solar installation companies; sale, lease, or power purchase of solar energy systems; civil penalty. Authorizes the Board for Contractors (the Board) to require specific contract provisions and disclosures relating to the sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system, as defined in the bill. The bill requires a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system to have a written contract that includes specific provisions related to the solar installation company, system design and performance or production guarantees, and information related to invoices and payments. The bill includes several mandatory disclosures to be included with a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system. Under the bill, a willful violation of such requirements shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $2,500 per violation. The bill also directs the Board to adopt regulations and update existing regulations to implement the provisions of the bill by January 1, 2027. The remaining provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 823.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0851)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A) · March 13, 2026

36

Yes

3

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Presented and ordered printed 26104996D

  2. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  3. Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439)

  5. House subcommittee offered

  6. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

  7. Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

  8. Committee substitute printed 26106810D-H1

  9. Read first time

  10. Read second time

  11. committee substitute agreed to

  12. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  13. Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  14. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439)

  15. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  16. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  17. Senate committee offered

  18. Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)

  19. Committee substitute printed 26108909D-S1

  20. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)

  21. Committee substitute printed 26109380D-S2

  22. Rules suspended

  23. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  24. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  25. Read third time

  26. Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected

  27. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  28. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  29. Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  30. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439)

  31. Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)

  32. Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  33. Senate requested conference committee

  34. House acceded to request

  35. Conferees appointed by House

  36. House Conferees: Shin, Maldonado, Pence

  37. Senate insisted on substitute

  38. Conferees appointed by Senate

  39. Senate Conferees: Bagby, McPike, DeSteph

  40. Conference Report released

  41. Conference Report released

  42. Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 4-N 0-A)

  43. Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A)

  44. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439)

  45. Enrolled

  46. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1439ER)

  47. Signed by President

  48. Signed by Speaker

  49. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  50. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  51. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439)

  52. Approved by Governor-Chapter 851 (Effective - see bill)

  53. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0851)

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