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type: "Bill"
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title: "Net energy metering; standby charge, facility capacity."
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description: "Net energy metering; standby charge; facility capacity. Increases the minimum capacity from 15 kilowatts to an aggregate nameplate capacity of 20 kilowatts of alternating current for an electrical generating facility for which certain electric utility customers are required to pay a monthly standby charge as part of the net energy metering program."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1255"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1255 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Irene Shin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9a89c71-a1a0-44b7-b786-d2aa56d3d94d"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1255"
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source_hash: "1cd642ef8571dfaf59c04e1a84c8d1efd4e6497f96f9c77d2909cb60994bf3f2"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1255 (2026) — Net energy metering; standby charge, facility capacity.
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Net energy metering; standby charge; facility capacity. Increases the minimum capacity from 15 kilowatts to an aggregate nameplate capacity of 20 kilowatts of alternating current for an electrical generating facility for which certain electric utility customers are required to pay a monthly standby charge as part of the net energy metering program.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087906.PDF)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133215.PDF)
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3. **Labor and Commerce Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132117.HTML)
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4. **Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116081.HTML)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212447.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **8–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **86–11** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Irene Shin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101501D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-25** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1255)
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- **2026-01-28** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N)
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- **2026-02-05** Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-10** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-10** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-11** Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-12** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1255)
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- **2026-03-09** Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-10** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-11** Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1255ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1255)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 762 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9a89c71-a1a0-44b7-b786-d2aa56d3d94d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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