Energy permitting and siting
Should local zoning and permitting authority over energy facilities be streamlined, restricted, or expanded? 26 bills, 6 became law. Latest: California SB 925, became law, Sep 30.
- Coming back
- 3
- Became law
- 4
- Stopped
- 3
The bills in Virginia
May return next session 3
- Filed for next sessionZoning; high-energy users, local authorityIn committee
- Filed for next sessionPrevailing wage & apprenticeship requirements, state & local tax exemptionReported from committee
- Must be reintroduced next sessionZoning; high-energy users, local authorityPassed first chamber
Already law 4
Became law
Smart Solar Permitting Platform; established, residential solar energy systems
Virginia · HB 590
Latest: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0633) · Apr 13
Became law
Smart Solar Permitting Platform; established, residential solar energy systems
Virginia · SB 382
Latest: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0634) · Apr 13
Became law
Contractors; regulation, solar installation companies, sale, lease, etc., of solar energy systems
Virginia · HB 1439
Latest: Approved by Governor-Chapter 851 (effective 7/1/2026) · Apr 13
Became law
Contractors; regulation, solar installation companies, sale, lease, etc., of solar energy systems
Virginia · SB 823
Latest: Approved by Governor-Chapter 852 (effective 7/1/2026) · Apr 13
Stopped: vetoed, failed or out of time 3
- Left in Committee Rules · Feb 18Dept. of Energy to study, SCC to establish requirements for high energy usersSession ended
- Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) · Feb 10Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Program; established, reportSession ended
- Left in Labor and Commerce · Feb 5, 2025Va. Energy Facility Review Board & Virginia Clean Energy Technical Assistance Center; establishedSession ended
Grouped by AI from the bills closest to Energy, by the policy questions they address; showing those in Virginia. Bills in a group may take opposing positions. Grouping as of October 27, 2026. A bill is not a law until it is signed.
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