SB5
Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, report.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Mamie Locke (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Housing and Community Development; Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force established; report.
Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish, in collaboration with the Department of Energy, and with assistance from the Department of Social Services, the Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force to determine barriers to access and enrollment in the current energy efficiency programs for income-qualified energy ... (More) customers and to evaluate and develop a plan to address any necessary improvements regarding coordination among state and federal government agencies for utility services and resources to more effectively deliver energy-efficient housing, weatherization resources, and energy efficiency upgrades for income-qualified individuals and households in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Task Force to meet at least six times between July 1, 2026, and September 30, 2027, and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations no later than September 30, 2027. The bill specifies that such report shall include policy recommendations and a plan to ensure that weatherization-ready repairs and whole-home energy efficiency retrofits are provided to all eligible income-qualified individuals and households in the Commonwealth residing in multifamily buildings, single-family dwellings, and manufactured homes by December 31, 2034. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100550D
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB5)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106390D-S1
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB5)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/18/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/23/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/24/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/27/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/27/2026 - House: committee amendment agreed to
- 02/27/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/27/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (72-Y 24-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5ER)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB5)
- 03/09/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
