republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2019/hb-2741.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clean Energy Advisory Board; established, solar energy installation rebates."
description: "Establishes the Clean Energy Advisory Board (the Board) as an advisory board in the executive branch of government for the purpose of establishing a pilot program for disbursing loans or rebates for the installation of solar energy infrastructure in low-income and moderate-income households. The bill provides that the Board shall have a total membership of 15 members, consisting of 14 nonlegislative citizen members and the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, who shall serve ex officio. The bill establishes the Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Fund to be used to fund loans or rebate payments to electric customers who complete solar installations or energy efficiency improvements. The bill provides that the pilot program is open to any Virginia resident whose household income is at or below 80 percent of the state median income or regional median income, whichever is greater. The bill establishes application requirements and procedures for the review and approval or denial of applications. The bill requires that each applicant document the installation of energy efficiency services to demonstrate that such services lower home energy consumption by at least 12 percent prior to the submission of an application. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 2741"
citation: "Virginia HB 2741 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commissions", "Boards and Institutions Generally", "Energy Conservation and Resources", "Mines and Mining", "Study Commissions", "Committees and Reports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lashrecse D. Aird"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8b548e3-162c-4afe-9e56-cc9014d29344"
source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2741"
source_hash: "468d0e6e36dafd525e4c607fc7b9e51082836504dbc098abc2895b766a8e634a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 2741 (2019) — Clean Energy Advisory Board; established, solar energy installation rebates.

Establishes the Clean Energy Advisory Board (the Board) as an advisory board in the executive branch of government for the purpose of establishing a pilot program for disbursing loans or rebates for the installation of solar energy infrastructure in low-income and moderate-income households. The bill provides that the Board shall have a total membership of 15 members, consisting of 14 nonlegislative citizen members and the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, who shall serve ex officio. The bill establishes the Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Fund to be used to fund loans or rebate payments to electric customers who complete solar installations or energy efficiency improvements. The bill provides that the pilot program is open to any Virginia resident whose household income is at or below 80 percent of the state median income or regional median income, whichever is greater. The bill establishes application requirements and procedures for the review and approval or denial of applications. The bill requires that each applicant document the installation of energy efficiency services to demonstrate that such services lower home energy consumption by at least 12 percent prior to the submission of an application. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2022.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0554)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0554)
2. **House amendments adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+amd+HB2741AH)
3. **House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/subcommitteeaction.aspx?ses=191&bil=HB2741)
4. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2741ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2741ER)
5. **House: Committee substitute printed 19105980D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2741H1)
6. **House: Presented and ordered printed 19104583D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2741)
7. **House: Printed as engrossed 19105980D-EH1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2741EH1)

## Votes

- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **6–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
- James W. Morefield — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-17** Presented and ordered printed 19104583D `introduction`
- **2019-01-17** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 19105980D-H1
- **2019-02-04** Amendment by Delegate Aird agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-04** Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2741EH1
- **2019-02-04** Printed as engrossed 19105980D-EH1
- **2019-02-05** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Rereferred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2019-02-20** Enrolled
- **2019-02-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-20** Signed by President
- **2019-02-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
- **2019-02-27** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- **2019-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 554 (effective 7/1/19) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8b548e3-162c-4afe-9e56-cc9014d29344`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).