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Virginia Energy Plan; climate change pressing challenge.

Virginia Energy Plan; Commonwealth Energy Policy. Adopts findings that climate change is an urgent and pressing challenge for Virginia, that swift decarbonization and a transition to clean energy are required to meet the urgency of the challenge, and that the Commonwealth will benefit from being a leader in deploying a low-carbon energy economy. The measure states that the Commonwealth recognizes that the following objectives will advance the health, welfare, and safety of Virginians: (i) establishing sufficient supply and delivery infrastructure to enable widespread deployment of distributed energy resources; (ii) maximizing energy efficiency programs in order to produce electricity cost savings and to create jobs and revenue from the energy efficiency service sector; (iii) establishing greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals across Virginia's economy that reach net-zero emissions by 2045; (iv) requiring that pathways to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions be determined; (v) enabling widespread integration of distributed energy resources into the grid; (vi) mitigating the negative impacts of climate change and the energy transition on disadvantaged communities and prioritizing investment in these communities; (vii) developing the carbon-free energy resources required to fully decarbonize the electric power supply of the Commonwealth including deployment of 30 percent renewables by 2030 and realizing 100 percent carbon-free electric power by 2040; and (viii) ensuring that decision-making is transparent and includes opportunities for full participation by the public. The measure also states that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to (a) ensure the adequate supply of natural gas necessary to ensure the reliability of the electricity supply and the needs of businesses during the transition to renewable energy; (b) establish greenhouse gas emissions reduction standards across all sectors of Virginia's economy that target net-zero emissions carbon by 2045; (c) enact mandatory clean energy standards and overall strategies for reaching net-zero carbon in the electric power sector by 2040; (d) equitably incorporate requirements for technical, policy, and economic analyses and assessments that recognize the unique attributes of different energy resources and delivery systems to identify pathways to net-zero carbon that maximize Virginia's energy reliability and resilience, economic development, and jobs; and (e) minimize the negative impacts of climate change and the energy transition on economically disadvantaged or minority communities and prioritize investment in these areas. The measure also requires that the Virginia Energy Plan identify actions consistent with the goals of achieving a net-zero carbon economy by 2045 and include an inventory of all greenhouse gas emissions for the four years preceding the issuance of the Plan. This bill is identical to HB 714.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 94

Virginia SB 94 (2020)

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Barbara A. Favola

2019-12-02

2020-04-11

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ocd-bill/72098cc7-7c43-4ff9-accc-e913fcaca0f8

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB94

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https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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Virginia SB 94 (2020) — Virginia Energy Plan; climate change pressing challenge.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1191) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB94ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB94S1 (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB94) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB94H1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N) — 51–44 (pass) · lower
Senate acceded to request (23-Y 17-N) — 23–17 (pass) · upper
Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N) — 23–16 (pass) · upper
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A) — 12–2 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N) — 52–45 (pass) · lower
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N) — 12–10 (pass) · lower
House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N) — 2–38 (fail) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) — 21–18 (pass) · upper
Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2019-12-02 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100670D introduction
2019-12-02 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
2020-01-10 Assigned C&L sub: Energy referral-committee
2020-01-20 Impact statement from DPB (SB94)
2020-01-20 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A) committee-passage
2020-01-20 Committee substitute printed 20105660D-S1 substitution
2020-01-22 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-23 Read second time reading-2
2020-01-23 Reading of substitute waived
2020-01-23 Committee substitute agreed to 20105660D-S1
2020-01-23 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB94S1
2020-01-24 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) passage, reading-3
2020-02-07 Impact statement from DPB (SB94S1)
2020-02-13 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-13 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-13 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
2020-02-27 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N) committee-passage
2020-02-27 Committee substitute printed 20109354D-H1 substitution
2020-02-27 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
2020-02-28 Impact statement from DPB (SB94H1)
2020-02-28 Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
2020-03-03 Read second time reading-2
2020-03-04 Read third time reading-3
2020-03-04 Committee substitute agreed to 20109354D-H1
2020-03-04 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB94H1
2020-03-04 Passed House with substitute (53-Y 45-N) passage
2020-03-04 VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N)
2020-03-05 House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
2020-03-05 House insisted on substitute
2020-03-05 House requested conference committee
2020-03-05 Senate acceded to request (23-Y 17-N)
2020-03-05 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-05 Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-07 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N)
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N)
2020-03-08 VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Impact statement from DPB (SB94ER)
2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1191 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/72098cc7-7c43-4ff9-accc-e913fcaca0f8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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