Standby generators; DEQ shall conduct a study of generators used by by commercial facilities, etc.
Summary
Department of Environmental Quality; standby generators study; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a one-year study of all standby generators used by a commercial facility with an air permit in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the study to (i) identify commercial facilities with an air permit that use standby generators, (ii) identify the type of pollutants emitted from such standby generators, and (iii) analyze and describe the amount of pollutants from such standby generators. The Department is required to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by July 1, 2027.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2026
Last action Mar 4, 2026
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Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
50–34
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 87
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic52
96% Yea
R
Republican35
97% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26104523D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LG
Liz Guzmán
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Laufer
DDemocratic
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
Co
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
Co
Nicole Cole
DDemocratic
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