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SB223Introduced in the Senate

Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset.

Passed

Introduced by Schuyler VanValkenburg, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0997)

April 22, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

8 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026

22

Yes

17

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.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1No
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3Absent
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104643D

  2. Referred to Committee on Rules

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223)

  4. Senate committee offered

  5. Reported from Rules with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)

  6. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

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

  10. Committee substitute printed 26107735D-S1

  11. Read second time

  12. Rules Amendment rejected

  13. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  14. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  15. Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N 1-A)

  16. Placed on Calendar

  17. Read first time

  18. Referred to Committee on Rules

  19. Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee

  20. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N)

  21. Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N)

  22. Committee substitute printed 26108954D-H1

  23. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223)

  24. Read second time

  25. Read third time

  26. committee substitute agreed to

  27. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  28. Passed House with substitute (69-Y 30-N 0-A)

  29. House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  30. House insisted on substitute

  31. House requested conference committee

  32. Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  33. Conferees appointed by Senate

  34. Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Bagby, Suetterlein

  35. Conferees appointed by House

  36. House Conferees:Helmer, Franklin, M.A., Cornett

  37. Senate acceded to request

  38. Conference Report released

  39. Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)

  40. Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)

  41. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223)

  42. Enrolled

  43. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB223ER)

  44. Signed by President

  45. Signed by Speaker

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

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

  48. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223)

  49. Governor's recommendation received by Senate

  50. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A)

  51. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 33-N 0-A)

  52. Governor's recommendation adopted

  53. Reenrolled

  54. Reenrolled bill text (SB223ER2)

  55. Signed by Speaker

  56. Signed by President

  57. Approved by Governor-Chapter 997 (effective 7/1/2026)

  58. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0997)

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