Mission-critical affected emergency generators; DEQ to promulgate administrative regulations.
Summary
Department of Environmental Quality; administrative regulations; mission-critical affected emergency generators; emergency. Specifies that the State Air Pollution Control Board's administrative regulations shall allow any affected emergency generator, defined in the bill, to operate up to 50 hours per year for nonemergency purposes, including planned outages and switch gear and related electrical system testing, so as to be consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regulations for such generators. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill without further action by the State Air Pollution Control Board. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Signed Mar 21, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was finalized and assigned Chapter 344, with the approval date set to March 21, 2025. The text was updated to clarify that the regulations apply specifically to the 'Virginia Administrative Code' and to ensure the definition of 'affected emergency generator' explicitly references the 'Code of Virginia' for consistency.
Scope change
The scope remains focused on allowing specific military-certified emergency generators to operate for up to 50 hours annually for non-emergency testing, but the language was refined to explicitly name the Virginia Administrative Code.
TECHNICAL
Added the phrase 'of the Virginia Administrative Code' to the section titles for 9VAC5-80 and 9VAC5-540 to improve legal clarity.
DEFINITION
Changed the phrase 'For purposes of this section' to 'For purposes of this act' and added 'of the Code of Virginia' to the military installation definition for consistency.
TIMELINE
Added the specific approval date of March 21, 2025, replacing the generic 'Approved' text.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 24, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (Effective 03/21/25)
executive
Feb 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1407ER)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25103005D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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