VA SB 562
Status unknownElectric utilities; RPS requirements, Air Pollution Control Board regulations.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 562 pass?
The current status of VA SB 562 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 6-N)
What is VA SB 562 about?
Electric utilities; RPS requirements; Air Pollution Control Board; regulations. Delays for 20 years the timeline by which Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia are required to produce 100 percent of their electric energy from 100 percent renewable resources. Under the bill, the annual percentage requirements are paused after the 2023 compliance year and do not resume until 2044. The bill provides that Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia are required to meet the 100 percent requirement by 2070 and 2065, respectively. Additionally, the bill provides that the Air Pollution Control Board is required to adopt regulations for the period of 2051 to 2070 to reduce carbon emissions from electric power generating facilities. Under current law, the Board is required to adopt regulations to reduce emissions for the period of 2031 through 2050.
Who sponsors VA SB 562?
Luther Cifers, III is the primary sponsor of VA SB 562.
Description
Electric utilities; RPS requirements; Air Pollution Control Board; regulations. Delays for 20 years the timeline by which Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia are required to produce 100 percent of their electric energy from 100 percent renewable resources. Under the bill, the annual percentage requirements are paused after the 2023 compliance year and do not resume until 2044. The bill provides that Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia are required to meet the 100 percent requirement by 2070 and 2065, respectively. Additionally, the bill provides that the Air Pollution Control Board is required to adopt regulations for the period of 2051 to 2070 to reduce carbon emissions from electric power generating facilities. Under current law, the Board is required to adopt regulations to reduce emissions for the period of 2031 through 2050.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 6-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Luther Cifers, IIIprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105285D
filing,introduction
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB562)
2026-02-03
Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 6-N)
deferral
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Votes
Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2026-02-03 · pass · 8-6
Member-level votes (15)
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- David R. Suetterlein: no
- T. Travis Hackworth: no
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Timmy French: no
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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