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HB628Introduced in the House of Delegates

Renewable energy portfolio standard program; requirements, power purchase agreements.

Passed

Introduced by Katrina Callsen, District 54

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements; power purchase agreements. Amends certain renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements for Dominion Energy Virginia, including the annual percentage of program requirements to be met with solar, wind, or anaerobic digestion resources of one megawatt or less located in the Commonwealth. The bill changes from 2025 to 2027 the compliance year beginning in which at least 75 percent of renewable energy certificates used by Dominion Energy Virginia shall come from eligible resources located in the Commonwealth. The bill also removes the requirement for a solar-powered or wind-powered generation facility to have a capacity of no less than 50 kilowatts to qualify for a third party power purchase agreement under a pilot program. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission, by July 1, 2033, to initiate a proceeding to evaluate the future availability of renewable energy certificates from certain resources and permits the Commission to increase or decrease by up to one percentage point the percentage of program requirements to be met by such resources in future compliance years. The bill provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage development on previously developed project sites, as defined in existing law, to reduce the land use impacts of solar development. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to SB 175.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · March 2, 2026

97

Yes

1

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Yes
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104385D

  2. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  3. Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB628)

  5. House subcommittee offered

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

  7. Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

  8. Read first time

  9. Read second time

  10. committee amendments agreed to

  11. Engrossed by House as amended

  12. Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)

  13. Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  14. Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

  15. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  16. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  17. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB628)

  18. Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)

  19. Senate committee offered

  20. Committee substitute printed 26108349D-S1

  21. Rules suspended

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

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

  24. Read third time

  25. Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to

  26. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  27. Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)

  28. Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)

  29. Enrolled

  30. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB628ER)

  31. Signed by Speaker

  32. Signed by President

  33. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

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

  35. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB628)

  36. Approved by Governor-Chapter 645 (effective 7/1/2026)

  37. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645)

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