# Virginia HB67: Offshore Wind Industry Workforce Program and Fund; established, report, sunset. Virginia HB67, Offshore Wind Industry Workforce Program and Fund; established, report, sunset., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael B. Feggans (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB67-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB67 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Offshore Wind Industry Workforce Program and Fund; established, report, sunset. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-30 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361) - Sponsor: Michael B. Feggans (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 13 (336 yes, 174 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Department of Energy; workforce development in offshore wind industry. Directs the Director of the Department of Energy to identify and develop training resources to advance workforce development in the offshore wind industry in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 25. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Offshore wind job training for Virginians: benefit, medium. The law directs Virginia’s Department of Energy to create offshore wind job training. It covers pre-hire soft skills and technical trades for manufacturing, maritime, and supply-chain work. The Department considers a Global Wind Organisation safety program with classes on fire, first aid, sea survi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael B. Feggans (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 77 | 19 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 18 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 2 | 96 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 85 | 12 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361) (Governor) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor - Chapter 361 (effective - 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB67) (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 (HB67ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by House (77-Y 19-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Conference Report released - 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Feggans, Anthony, Webert (House) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-12: House acceded to request (House) - 2026-03-12: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Surovell, DeSteph (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 96-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB67) (House) - 2026-02-24: Committee substitute printed 26108322D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Read third time and passed House (85-Y 12-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-01-27: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-01-27: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House) - 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB67) (House) - 2026-01-26: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-22: Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-15: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 (House) - 2025-12-30: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2025-12-30: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104587D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217603.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217602.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214162.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214161.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210470.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177674.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177673.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-12-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082215.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082214.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/1217603.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217602.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214162.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214161.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210470.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177674.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177673.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082215.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082214.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-HB67-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).