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| Bill | Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, report. | Department of Housing and Community Development; Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force established; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish, in collaboration with the Department of Energy, and with assistance from the Department of Social Services, the Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force to determine barriers to access and enrollment in the current energy efficiency programs for income-qualified energy customers and to evaluate and develop a plan to address any necessary improvements regarding coordination among state and federal government agencies for utility services and resources to more effectively deliver energy-efficient housing, weatherization resources, and energy efficiency upgrades for income-qualified individuals and households in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Task Force to meet at least six times between July 1, 2026, and September 30, 2027, and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations no later than September 30, 2027. The bill specifies that such report shall include policy recommendations and a plan to ensure that weatherization-ready repairs and whole-home energy efficiency retrofits are provided to all eligible income-qualified individuals and households in the Commonwealth residing in multifamily buildings, single-family dwellings, and manufactured homes by December 31, 2034. This bill is identical to SB 5. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 3 | Virginia HB 3 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 3 (2026) — Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, report.
Department of Housing and Community Development; Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force established; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish, in collaboration with the Department of Energy, and with assistance from the Department of Social Services, the Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force to determine barriers to access and enrollment in the current energy efficiency programs for income-qualified energy customers and to evaluate and develop a plan to address any necessary improvements regarding coordination among state and federal government agencies for utility services and resources to more effectively deliver energy-efficient housing, weatherization resources, and energy efficiency upgrades for income-qualified individuals and households in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Task Force to meet at least six times between July 1, 2026, and September 30, 2027, and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations no later than September 30, 2027. The bill specifies that such report shall include policy recommendations and a plan to ensure that weatherization-ready repairs and whole-home energy efficiency retrofits are provided to all eligible income-qualified individuals and households in the Commonwealth residing in multifamily buildings, single-family dwellings, and manufactured homes by December 31, 2034. This bill is identical to SB 5.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 8–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce — 19–3 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor — 14–1 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 38–2 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 78–18 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — primary (person)
- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Leslie Chambers Mehta — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-11-17 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102025D
filing, introduction - 2025-11-17 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-01-15 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2026-01-20 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
- 2026-01-22 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB3)
- 2026-01-22 Reported from Labor and Commerce (19-Y 3-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-26 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-01-27 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-01-28 Read third time and passed House (78-Y 18-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-01-29 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-01-29 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-02-23 Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-03 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-11 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-11 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3ER)
passage - 2026-03-11 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB3)
- 2026-03-11 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 540 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0540)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fb902a61-3038-41ac-9c8e-bbeea528d82b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).