# Virginia HB2185: Electric utilities; regulation, development of renewable energy facilities.

Virginia HB2185, Electric utilities; regulation, development of renewable energy facilities., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nicholas J. Freitas (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Labor and Commerce) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2185
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Electric utilities; regulation, development of renewable energy facilities.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Labor and Commerce
- Sponsor: Nicholas J. Freitas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Labor and Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Regulation of electric utilities; development of renewable energy facilities; powers of State Air Pollution Control Board; powers of State Corporation Commission. Repeals provisions (i) requiring the State Air Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from any electricity generating unit in the Commonwealth and authorizing the Board to establish an auction program for energy allowances; (ii) prohibiting the State Corporation Commission from approving any new utility-owned generation facilities that emit carbon dioxide as a by-product of energy generation, in certain circumstances; (iii) declaring that statutory allowances for energy derived from sunlight, onshore wind, offshore wind, and storage facilities are in the public interest; and (iv) relating to the development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity, development of offshore wind capacity, and generation of electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources. The bill provides that planning and development activities for new nuclear generation facilities are in the public interest.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nicholas J. Freitas (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2025-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2185) (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102489D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015483.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015482.PDF)

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- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015483.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015482.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2185-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).