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type: "Bill"
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title: "Contractors; regulation, solar installation companies, sale, lease, etc., of solar energy systems."
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description: "Regulation of contractors; solar installation companies; sale, lease, or power purchase of solar energy systems; civil penalty. Authorizes the Board for Contractors (the Board) to require specific contract provisions and disclosures relating to the sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system, as defined in the bill. The bill requires a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system to have a written contract that includes specific provisions related to the solar installation company, system design and performance or production guarantees, and information related to invoices and payments. The bill includes several mandatory disclosures to be included with a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system. Under the bill, a willful violation of such requirements shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $2,500 per violation. The bill also directs the Board to adopt regulations and update existing regulations to implement the provisions of the bill by January 1, 2027. The remaining provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 823."
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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 1439"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1439 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Irene Shin"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2026-01-22"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d951e58b-fe84-44b3-8b7a-9d54814c0600"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1439"
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source_hash: "fca4957060c66898d2489387b38c5a0ed5743e30a32d82afd92d02bf5ad43947"
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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 1439 (2026) — Contractors; regulation, solar installation companies, sale, lease, etc., of solar energy systems.
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Regulation of contractors; solar installation companies; sale, lease, or power purchase of solar energy systems; civil penalty. Authorizes the Board for Contractors (the Board) to require specific contract provisions and disclosures relating to the sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system, as defined in the bill. The bill requires a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system to have a written contract that includes specific provisions related to the solar installation company, system design and performance or production guarantees, and information related to invoices and payments. The bill includes several mandatory disclosures to be included with a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system. Under the bill, a willful violation of such requirements shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $2,500 per violation. The bill also directs the Board to adopt regulations and update existing regulations to implement the provisions of the bill by January 1, 2027. The remaining provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 823.
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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/1094852.PDF)
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2. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190059.PDF)
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3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210254.HTML)
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4. **Conference Report Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210250.PDF)
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5. **Finance and Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199620.PDF)
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6. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145892.PDF)
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7. **Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145796.PDF)
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8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213682.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **0–99** (fail) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **91–4** (pass) · lower
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- Insist & Request R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — **36–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Irene Shin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-22** Presented and ordered printed 26104996D `introduction`
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- **2026-01-22** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439)
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- **2026-02-12** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-12** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Committee substitute printed 26106810D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439)
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-02** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-03-02** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Committee substitute printed 26108909D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-06** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Committee substitute printed 26109380D-S2 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-09** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-09** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
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- **2026-03-10** Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-10** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439)
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- **2026-03-11** Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-12** Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-12** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-12** House acceded to request
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- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2026-03-12** House Conferees: Shin, Maldonado, Pence
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- **2026-03-12** Senate insisted on substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2026-03-12** Senate Conferees: Bagby, McPike, DeSteph
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- **2026-03-13** Conference Report released
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- **2026-03-13** Conference Report released
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- **2026-03-13** Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 4-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-13** Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439)
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1439ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 851 (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/d951e58b-fe84-44b3-8b7a-9d54814c0600`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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