SB893
Renewable energy portfolio standard program; geothermal heating and cooling systems, report.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Renewable energy portfolio standard program; geothermal heating and cooling systems; report.
For purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard program, requires Dominion Energy Virginia and American Electric Power to procure and retire certain percentages of renewable energy certificates from geothermal heating and cooling systems, as defined in the bill, beginning with the 2026 compliance year and thereafter. The bill amends the ... (More) method by which renewable energy certificates from geothermal heating and cooling systems are calculated and directs the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation to prepare and deliver a report evaluating the procurement and retirement of renewable energy certificates from geothermal heating and cooling systems in the Commonwealth on or before November 1, 2027. The bill also directs the Real Estate Appraiser Board to promulgate regulations requiring the development of a continuing education curriculum and required training for all licensees that includes how to properly determine the increase in value of real estate created by reductions in building energy costs associated with solar, geothermal, and solar water heating investments. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/04/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104360D
- 01/04/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB893)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25104765D-S1
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/10/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/11/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/13/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/13/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25107222D-H1
- 02/17/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/18/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/18/2025 - House: Defeated by House ( 44-Y 53-N ) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2025 - House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/18/2025 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - House: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (50-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB893ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's Veto Received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
