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VA SB 510

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Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center; established, report.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-11 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Schuyler T. VanValkenburgprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104608D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-06

    Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-02-10

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB510)

  5. 2026-02-11

    Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)

Versions

Documents

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.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB510

Attribution

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