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| Bill | Renewable energy portfolio standard program; energy from geothermal heating/cooling systems, report. | Renewable energy portfolio standard program; geothermal heating and cooling systems; report. Requires, for purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard program, Dominion Energy Virginia and American Electric Power to annually procure and retire certain percentages of renewable energy certificates from geothermal heating and cooling systems, as defined in the bill. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission to prepare and deliver a report evaluating the procurement and retirement of renewable energy certificates from geothermal heating and cooling systems in the Commonwealth on or before November 1, 2028. The bill also directs the Real Estate Appraiser Board to promulgate regulations requiring the development of a continuing education curriculum and required training for all licensees that includes how to properly determine the increase in value of real estate created by reductions in building energy costs associated with solar, geothermal, and solar water heating investments. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation and is identical to SB 252. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1102 | Virginia HB 1102 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1102 (2026) — Renewable energy portfolio standard program; energy from geothermal heating/cooling systems, report.
Renewable energy portfolio standard program; geothermal heating and cooling systems; report. Requires, for purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard program, Dominion Energy Virginia and American Electric Power to annually procure and retire certain percentages of renewable energy certificates from geothermal heating and cooling systems, as defined in the bill. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission to prepare and deliver a report evaluating the procurement and retirement of renewable energy certificates from geothermal heating and cooling systems in the Commonwealth on or before November 1, 2028. The bill also directs the Real Estate Appraiser Board to promulgate regulations requiring the development of a continuing education curriculum and required training for all licensees that includes how to properly determine the increase in value of real estate created by reductions in building energy costs associated with solar, geothermal, and solar water heating investments. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation and is identical to SB 252.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Commerce and Labor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Labor and Commerce Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 24–16 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — 10–5 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) — 21–1 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 71–27 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 68–31 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- JJ Singh — primary (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- John Chilton McAuliff — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104329D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-01-27 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2026-01-29 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1102)
- 2026-01-29 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-03 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-05 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-06 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-06 committee amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-02-06 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2026-02-08 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1102)
- 2026-02-09 Read third time and passed House (71-Y 27-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-10 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-02-23 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-24 Committee substitute printed 26108403D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-25 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-25 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-25 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-26 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-26 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-26 Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-02 Senate substitute agreed to by House (68-Y 31-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-09 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-09 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1102ER)
passage - 2026-03-09 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-09 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1102)
- 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 733 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ba31cf96-095f-4f02-b67d-c6f79065c63e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).