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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 HB 3. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 5 | Virginia SB 5 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 5 (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 HB 3.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- General Laws and Technology Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Labor and Commerce Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) — 16–5 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 72–24 (pass) · lower
- Concur House Amendment R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Mamie E. Locke — primary (person)
- R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-11-17 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100550D
filing, introduction - 2025-11-17 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2026-01-21 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
referral-committee - 2026-01-22 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB5)
- 2026-01-28 Senate subcommittee offered
- 2026-02-04 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-05 Committee substitute printed 26106390D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB5)
- 2026-02-10 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-11 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-11 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-12 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-12 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-12 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-13 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-18 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-18 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-02-24 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-26 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-27 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-27 committee amendment agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-02-27 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2026-02-27 Passed House with amendment (72-Y 24-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-03 House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
amendment-passage - 2026-03-09 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-09 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5ER)
passage - 2026-03-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB5)
- 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 - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 541 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0541)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c6f81fcb-6262-4a12-81f1-d66754bb12b2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).