VA HB 1372
Status unknownSolar energy facilities; prevailing wage & apprenticeship requirements, state & local tax exemption.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 1372 pass?
The current status of VA HB 1372 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-13): Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
What is VA HB 1372 about?
Solar energy facilities; prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements; state and local tax exemption; report; civil penalties. Requires each solar developer, including its contractors and subcontractors, to ensure payment at the prevailing wage rate set by the Department of Labor and Industry for any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform construction, maintenance, or repair work for certain electricity generating sources. The bill requires each solar developer to (i) ensure that a percentage of the total labor hours of such work is performed by qualified apprentices and (ii) employ at least one qualified apprentice if four or more individuals are employed to perform such work. Under the bill, a solar developer that fails to meet the requirements of its provisions is required to make penalty payments to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. Additionally, the bill provides that any certified solar generation facility, as defined in the bill, is declared a separate class of property and shall be classified for local taxation separately from other classifications of real or personal property. Such facilities shall be wholly exempt from state and local taxation under the Constitution of Virginia.
Who sponsors VA HB 1372?
Dan I. Helmer is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1372, joined by 4 cosponsors.
Description
Solar energy facilities; prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements; state and local tax exemption; report; civil penalties. Requires each solar developer, including its contractors and subcontractors, to ensure payment at the prevailing wage rate set by the Department of Labor and Industry for any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform construction, maintenance, or repair work for certain electricity generating sources. The bill requires each solar developer to (i) ensure that a percentage of the total labor hours of such work is performed by qualified apprentices and (ii) employ at least one qualified apprentice if four or more individuals are employed to perform such work. Under the bill, a solar developer that fails to meet the requirements of its provisions is required to make penalty payments to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. Additionally, the bill provides that any certified solar generation facility, as defined in the bill, is declared a separate class of property and shall be classified for local taxation separately from other classifications of real or personal property. Such facilities shall be wholly exempt from state and local taxation under the Constitution of Virginia.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-20
- Latest action
- 2026-02-13 — Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Dan I. Helmerprimary
- Alfonso H. Lopezcosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bollingcosponsor
- Charniele L. Herringcosponsor
- Katrina Callsencosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-20
Presented and ordered printed 26104995D
introduction
2026-01-20
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee
2026-01-27
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
referral-committee
2026-02-12
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-12
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
substitution
2026-02-12
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 7-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-13
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-02-13
Committee substitute printed 26106899D-H1
substitution
2026-02-13
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1372)
2026-02-13
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
2026-02-13
Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
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Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
2026-02-12 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Chris S. Runion: no
- Jason S. Ballard: no
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute
2026-02-12 · pass · 13-7
Member-level votes (22)
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: not voting
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: not voting
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: no
- Israel D. O'Quinn: no
- Michael J. Webert: no
- Tony O. Wilt: no
- Chris S. Runion: no
- Jason S. Ballard: no
- Wren M. Williams: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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