Virginia HB 1502 — Standby generators; DEQ shall conduct a study of generators used by by commercial facilities, etc.

Virginia, 2027. HB 1502: Standby generators; DEQ shall conduct a study of generators used by by commercial facilities, etc.

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Latest action

July 21, 2026 — Continued from last session

Summary

Department of Environmental Quality; standby generators study; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a one-year study of all standby generators used by a commercial facility with an air permit in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the study to (i) identify commercial facilities with an air permit that use standby generators, (ii) identify the type of pollutants emitted from such standby generators, and (iii) analyze and describe the amount of pollutants from such standby generators. The Department is required to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by July 1, 2027.

A BILL to direct the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a one-year study of all standby generators used by certain commercial facilities in the Commonwealth and explore ways to address the pollution from such generators; report.

Sponsors

• Elizabeth R. Guzman — primary sponsor
• Stacey Annie Carroll
• Nicole Cole
• John Chilton McAuliff
• Nadarius E. Clark
• Amy J. Laufer
• Charlie Schmidt
• Irene Shin

Bill text

Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute Read version ↗ Read version ↗

Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗

Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗

Recorded votes

No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.

Legislative history

1. July 21, 2026Continued from last session
2. March 4, 2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
3. February 24, 2026Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
4. February 19, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1502)
5. February 18, 2026Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
6. February 18, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
7. February 17, 2026Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
8. February 16, 2026Engrossed by House - committee substitute
9. February 16, 2026committee substitute agreed to
10. February 16, 2026Read second time
11. February 13, 2026Read first time
12. February 11, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107488D-H1
13. February 11, 2026Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
14. February 11, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
15. February 11, 2026House subcommittee offered
16. February 9, 2026Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
17. January 23, 2026Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
18. January 23, 2026Presented and ordered printed 26104523D

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