VA SB 510
Status unknownVirginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center; established, report.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 510 pass?
The current status of VA SB 510 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
What is VA SB 510 about?
Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center; established. Establishes the Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center (the Center) as an interdisciplinary study, research, and informational resource for individuals and businesses in the Commonwealth. The Center is governed by a board of directors that includes representatives from several colleges and universities in the Commonwealth, the Department of Energy, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. The board is directed to establish an advisory council to provide expertise and guidance related to the functions and duties of the Center. Functions and duties of the Center include providing technical assistance in matters related to energy technologies, siting, permitting, project design, interconnection, electric infrastructure, electric utilities, ratepayer proceedings, and environmental impacts of energy projects. Under the bill, the Center shall conduct an annual evaluation and collaborate with state agencies and institutions of higher education to provide technical assistance, research, or support in matters related to siting and permitting, programs to improve electric grid reliability, energy programs established at a participating institution of higher education, and administration and implementation of the Virginia Energy Plan. The bill also requires the Center to submit an annual report to the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation summarizing its research activities and any funding received by the Center by November 1 of each year.This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation.
Who sponsors VA SB 510?
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg is the primary sponsor of VA SB 510.
Description
Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center; established. Establishes the Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center (the Center) as an interdisciplinary study, research, and informational resource for individuals and businesses in the Commonwealth. The Center is governed by a board of directors that includes representatives from several colleges and universities in the Commonwealth, the Department of Energy, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. The board is directed to establish an advisory council to provide expertise and guidance related to the functions and duties of the Center. Functions and duties of the Center include providing technical assistance in matters related to energy technologies, siting, permitting, project design, interconnection, electric infrastructure, electric utilities, ratepayer proceedings, and environmental impacts of energy projects. Under the bill, the Center shall conduct an annual evaluation and collaborate with state agencies and institutions of higher education to provide technical assistance, research, or support in matters related to siting and permitting, programs to improve electric grid reliability, energy programs established at a participating institution of higher education, and administration and implementation of the Virginia Energy Plan. The bill also requires the Center to submit an annual report to the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation summarizing its research activities and any funding received by the Center by November 1 of each year.This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-11 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburgprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104608D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-06
Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
committee-passage
2026-02-10
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB510)
2026-02-11
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
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Votes
Reported from Rules
2026-02-06 · pass · 11-3
Member-level votes (15)
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Richard H. Stuart: abstain
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Christie New Craig: no
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-11 · pass · 10-4
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Richard H. Stuart: abstain
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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