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type: "Bill"
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title: "RPS eligible sources; falling water generation facilities."
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description: "RPS eligible sources; falling water generation facilities. Provides that, notwithstanding contrary provisions of law, any falling water generation facility, as defined in the bill, located in the Commonwealth and commencing commercial operations prior to July 1, 2024, shall be considered a renewable energy portfolio standard eligible source."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 495"
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citation: "Virginia SB 495 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer D. Carroll Foy"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-04-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a237c7d-b717-4c25-b599-329075d7609c"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB495"
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source_hash: "b034ab096b8af898e6e35d16437adcc67fecd87daac64393e9b10f673af34eb2"
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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 SB 495 (2024) — RPS eligible sources; falling water generation facilities.
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RPS eligible sources; falling water generation facilities. Provides that, notwithstanding contrary provisions of law, any falling water generation facility, as defined in the bill, located in the Commonwealth and commencing commercial operations prior to July 1, 2024, shall be considered a renewable energy portfolio standard eligible source.
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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. **CHAP0596** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0596)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24106521D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB495S1)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104452D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB495)
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4. **SB495ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB495ER)
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## Votes
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- Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) — **37–1** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104452D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-24** Impact statement from DPB (SB495)
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- **2024-01-29** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-29** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Committee substitute printed 24106521D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (SB495S1)
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- **2024-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-01** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-01** Committee substitute agreed to 24106521D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-01** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB495S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-02** Passed by temporarily
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- **2024-02-02** Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-02** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-02** Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-13** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-14** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-27** Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-01** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-01** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-01** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-06** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-06** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB495ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-06** Impact statement from DPB (SB495ER)
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- **2024-03-06** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-05** Approved by Governor-Chapter 596 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-05** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0596)
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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/1a237c7d-b717-4c25-b599-329075d7609c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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