Net energy metering; standby charge, facility capacity.
Summary
Net energy metering; standby charge; facility capacity. Increases the minimum capacity from 15 kilowatts to an aggregate nameplate capacity of 20 kilowatts of alternating current for an electrical generating facility for which certain electric utility customers are required to pay a monthly standby charge as part of the net energy metering program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
→
Enrolled
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2 edits
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Apr 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill has transitioned from its 'Engrossed' version to the 'Enrolled' version, which is the final state approved for signing into law. The substantive policy text regarding net energy metering rules, eligibility criteria, and timelines remains identical; the only changes are formatting updates, including the addition of official headers, page numbers, and the removal of internal committee tracking marks.
Scope change
No change in the bill's scope or applicability; the text is identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Removed internal legislative tracking information such as session headers, bill numbers, committee referral notes, and amendment dates that were used during the drafting process.
Added official formatting elements required for the enrolled version, including the 'Virginia Acts of Assembly' title, chapter designation, bill approval notation, and page numbering.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Mar 10, 2026
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 762 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1255ER)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
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