Virginia House Bill 3
Session 2026
Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, report.
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 4, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
3
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Cosponsor
Motion Text
H VOTE:
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Yes
Ellen H. McLaughlin
Yes
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Didn't Vote
Summary
A BILL to direct the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish an Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; report.
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 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.
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB3)
Sort by most recent
03/04/2026
Senate
Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A)
03/04/2026
Senate
Read third time
03/03/2026
Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
03/03/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
03/03/2026
Senate
Rules suspended
03/03/2026
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
02/23/2026
Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
01/29/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/29/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
01/28/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (78-Y 18-N 0-A)
01/27/2026
House
Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2026
House
Read first time
01/22/2026
House
Reported from Labor and Commerce (19-Y 3-N)
01/22/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB3)
01/20/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
01/15/2026
House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
11/17/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
11/17/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102025D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 14, 2025 3:01:57 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 12:50:18 AM