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type: "Bill"
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title: "Small renewable energy projects; amends definition, permit by rule."
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description: "Small renewable energy projects; permit by rule. Amends the definition of \"small renewable energy project\" for the purposes of obtaining a permit by rule from the Department of Environmental Quality to include interconnection facilities, as defined in the bill. The bill requires that the Department of Environmental Quality and the State Corporation Commission enter into a memorandum of understanding to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 2426"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2426 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Katrina Callsen"]
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version_count: 11
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2025-01-08"
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last_action: "2025-05-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a52f3147-e181-4a1f-9d7d-8b8540992f7f"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2426"
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source_hash: "e287219a3ed8027ac849be5f8b052b1e7f84d7331c0712891e9a281893eeef1e"
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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 2426 (2025) — Small renewable energy projects; amends definition, permit by rule.
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Small renewable energy projects; permit by rule. Amends the definition of "small renewable energy project" for the purposes of obtaining a permit by rule from the Department of Environmental Quality to include interconnection facilities, as defined in the bill. The bill requires that the Department of Environmental Quality and the State Corporation Commission enter into a memorandum of understanding to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
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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/1016759.PDF)
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2. **Appropriations Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034362.HTML)
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3. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079890.PDF)
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4. **Commerce and Labor Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046340.HTML)
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5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035355.PDF)
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6. **Finance and Appropriations Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060087.HTML)
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7. **Governor Substitute Not Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074441.PDF)
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8. **Governor's Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073862.HTML)
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9. **Labor and Commerce Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028342.HTML)
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10. **Senate Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1064514.HTML)
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11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067080.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Senate Amendment agreed to by House (90-Y 6-N) — **90–6** (pass) · lower
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- House rejected Governor's recommendation (27-Y 69-N) — **27–69** (fail) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N) — **17–4** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed House (91-Y 8-N) — **91–8** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N) — **6–4** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with amendment (23-Y 15-N 1-A) — **23–15** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 3-N 1-A) — **10–3** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A) — **12–2** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (17-Y 5-N) — **17–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Katrina Callsen — primary (person)
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- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102397D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-08** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N)
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- **2025-01-24** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2426)
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- **2025-01-28** Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-29** Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N)
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- **2025-01-29** Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-03** Labor and Commerce Amendments rejected `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-02-03** Appropriations Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-03** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2025-02-03** Printed as engrossed 25102397D-E
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- **2025-02-04** Read third time and passed House (91-Y 8-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2426)
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- **2025-02-10** Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 3-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-19** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-19** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-19** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-20** Commerce and Labor Amendment rejected `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-02-20** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2025-02-20** Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2025-02-20** Passed Senate with amendment (23-Y 15-N 1-A) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate Amendment agreed to by House (90-Y 6-N) `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2426ER) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2426)
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- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's substitute printed (HB2426H1)
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- **2025-04-02** House rejected Governor's recommendation (27-Y 69-N) `veto-override-passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Communicated to Governor
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- **2025-04-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (Effective 07/01/26) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)
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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/a52f3147-e181-4a1f-9d7d-8b8540992f7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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