# Virginia HB508: Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition.

Virginia HB508, Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Chilton McAuliff (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB508
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)
- Sponsor: John Chilton McAuliff (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (168 yes, 53 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition. Provides a definition of "agrivoltaics" for the purposes of small renewable energy projects. This bill incorporates HB 899 and is identical to SB 340.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Rules for small renewable projects and agrivoltaics: mixed, low. The law defines agrivoltaics as farming and solar on the same land, designed to keep farm productivity first. It sets size limits for small projects: solar or wind up to 150 megawatts; hydro, wave, tide, or geothermal up to 100 megawatts; biomass, energy from waste, or municipal solid waste up to 2…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Chilton McAuliff (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 28 | 12 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | 10 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 66 | 30 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 156 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508) (House)
- 2026-03-06: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB508ER) (House)
- 2026-03-06: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-06: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 4-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-10: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26107142D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Incorporates HB899 (Shin) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB508) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105357D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216806.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216805.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194019.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194018.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132071.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132070.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115993.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115992.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115624.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115623.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084722.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084721.PDF)

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- 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/1216806.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216805.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194019.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194018.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132071.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132070.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115993.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115992.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115624.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115623.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084722.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084721.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB508-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).