# Virginia HB1255: Net energy metering; standby charge, facility capacity. Virginia HB1255, Net energy metering; standby charge, facility capacity., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Irene Shin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0762)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1255-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1255 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Net energy metering; standby charge, facility capacity. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0762) - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (180 yes, 40 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Net energy metering; standby charge; facility capacity. Increases the minimum capacity from 15 kilowatts to an aggregate nameplate capacity of 20 kilowatts of alternating current for an electrical generating facility for which certain electric utility customers are required to pay a monthly standby charge as part of the net energy metering program. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer standby charges for homes and farms: benefit, low. The law raises the monthly standby charge threshold from above 15 kW to above 20 kW. This applies to eligible residential and agricultural customer-generators served by Phase II Utilities. The threshold uses total alternating-current nameplate capacity, so systems above 15 kW through 20 kW avoid th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 86 | 11 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) | pass | 19 | 3 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0762) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 762 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1255) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1255ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1255) (House) - 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-10: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2026-02-10: committee amendments agreed to (House) - 2026-02-10: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-09: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-05: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N) (House) - 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-01-28: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 (House) - 2026-01-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1255) (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101501D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222583.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222582.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212448.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212447.PDF) - Engrossed, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133216.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133215.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132117.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116081.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115634.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087907.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087906.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222583.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222582.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212448.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212447.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133216.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133215.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132117.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116081.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115634.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087907.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087906.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1255-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).