HB285
Distributed Energy Resources Task force; established, reports, sunset.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 18, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285)
Chief Patron:
Dan Helmer (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Distributed Energy Resources Task Force established; reports; sunset.
Establishes the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force as an advisory commission within the executive branch with the purpose of developing a comprehensive strategy to advance the Commonwealth's transition toward integrated distributed energy resource markets and to support the Commonwealth's compliance with certain regulations. The bill describes the membership, powers, and ... (More) duties of the Task Force and requires the Task Force to submit various reports to the Governor, the State Corporation Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor and the House Committee on Labor and Commerce. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104735D
- 01/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
- 01/31/2026 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Reported from Rules with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/06/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285)
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108865D-S1
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Rules Substitute agreed to
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees:Helmer, Franklin, M.A., Cornett
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Bagby, Suetterlein
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26109840D-H1
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N 0-A)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/18/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB285)
