HB1935
Income Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, report.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Destiny LeVere Bolling (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Housing and Community Development; Income Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force established; report.
Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish, in collaboration with the Department of Energy, and with assistance from the Department of Social Services, the Income Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force to evaluate ways to coordinate government and utility services and resources to more effectively deliver ... (More) energy efficient housing, weatherization resources, and energy efficiency upgrades for low-income individuals and households in the Commonwealth residing in small and large multifamily buildings, single-family dwellings, and manufactured homes. The bill requires the Task Force to meet at least six times between July 1, 2025, and October 30, 2026, and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations no later than October 30, 2026. The bill specifies that such report shall include policy recommendations and a plan to ensure that weatherization-ready repairs and whole-home energy efficiency retrofits are provided to all eligible low-income individuals and households in the Commonwealth residing in small and large multifamily buildings, single-family dwellings, and manufactured homes by December 31, 2033. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104386D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/14/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/15/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/16/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 2-N)
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1935)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105557D-H1
- 01/22/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1935)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/24/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/24/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 01/24/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 01/27/2025 - House: Motion to refer to Appropriations agreed to
- 01/27/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Appropriations Amendments agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- 02/03/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25105557D-EH1
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1935)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate Amendments agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1935ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1935)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: 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 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
