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type: "Bill"
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title: "Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, report."
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description: "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."
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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 3"
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citation: "Virginia HB 3 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Destiny LeVere Bolling"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-11-17"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb902a61-3038-41ac-9c8e-bbeea528d82b"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB3"
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source_hash: "5203efa308eabb569b4b1b251c4389b779bf3274df9dfd7eed41165e3b921b95"
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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 3 (2026) — Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, report.
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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.
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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/1081195.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218632.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199676.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **8–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor — **14–1** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **38–2** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **78–18** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — primary (person)
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- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
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- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Leslie Chambers Mehta — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-11-17** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102025D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-11-17** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
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- **2026-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB3)
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- **2026-01-22** Reported from Labor and Commerce (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-27** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed House (78-Y 18-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB3)
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- **2026-03-11** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 540 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0540)
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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/fb902a61-3038-41ac-9c8e-bbeea528d82b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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