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type: "Bill"
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title: "Renewable energy portfolio standard program; energy from geothermal heating/cooling systems, report."
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description: "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 HB 1102."
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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: "SB 252"
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citation: "Virginia SB 252 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Scott A. Surovell"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a0b4ac1-4700-4c36-95f3-c646d69207d3"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB252"
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source_hash: "9be2867d00f1087c7f97177be9c863aa6066ce73d2e35c543c000e1106fcb41e"
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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 SB 252 (2026) — Renewable energy portfolio standard program; energy from geothermal heating/cooling systems, report.
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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 HB 1102.
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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/1086993.PDF)
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2. **Commerce and Labor Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136475.HTML)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139714.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188784.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments — **9–5** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce — **16–5** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **67–29** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **25–14** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104602D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB252)
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- **2026-02-09** Senate committee amendments offered
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- **2026-02-09** Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (9-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-11** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-11** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12** Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-13** Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB252)
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- **2026-02-18** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-18** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Reported from Labor and Commerce (16-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-27** Passed House (67-Y 29-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB252ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB252)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 734 (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/9a0b4ac1-4700-4c36-95f3-c646d69207d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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