republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-508.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition."
description: "Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition. Provides a definition of \"agrivoltaics\" for the purposes of small renewable energy projects. This bill incorporates HB 899 and is identical to SB 340."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 508"
citation: "Virginia HB 508 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Chilton McAuliff"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-12"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/297f8ff9-d371-4fb0-a890-9900f2cbc575"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB508"
source_hash: "4c6001864e701bee34ea633b6fa363c1912d5560c74f928c888a9512ed9a44ed"
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 508 (2026) — Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition.

Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition. Provides a definition of "agrivoltaics" for the purposes of small renewable energy projects. This bill incorporates HB 899 and is identical to SB 340.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084721.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216805.PDF)
3. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132070.PDF)
4. **Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115992.PDF)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194018.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — **10–4** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **28–12** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **66–30** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — **15–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Chilton McAuliff — primary (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Briana D. Sewell — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- JJ Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Wren M. Williams — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105357D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-19** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508)
- **2026-02-03** House subcommittee offered
- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2026-02-05** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-05** Incorporates HB899 (Shin)
- **2026-02-06** Committee substitute printed 26107142D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-02-11** Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508)
- **2026-02-24** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-26** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day
- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-06** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB508ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508)
- **2026-03-06** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-06** 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`
- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 156 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/297f8ff9-d371-4fb0-a890-9900f2cbc575`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).