SB802
Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 12, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Chief Patron:
Mamie Locke (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program.
Directs the Department of Environmental Quality and the State Air Pollution Control Board to establish and maintain a market-based trading program consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative program, as defined in existing law, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generating units in the Commonwealth.-
Bill History
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26106046D
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB802)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
