# Virginia HB672: Appliance minimum energy and water conservation standards; requirement of manufacturers. Virginia HB672, Appliance minimum energy and water conservation standards; requirement of manufacturers., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0928)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB672-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB672 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appliance minimum energy and water conservation standards; requirement of manufacturers. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0928) - Sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 17 (264 yes, 112 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Minimum energy and water conservation standards; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning facilities and home appliances; Department of Energy; prohibited practices; penalty. Provides that if any product or product categories under the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (the EPCA) are removed by the U.S. Secretary of Energy or the federal government, the Department of Energy shall adopt energy or water conservation standards that shall be equivalent to the last applicable federal standards with a product compliance date of on or before December 31, 2025. The bill prohibits any such new products from being sold, offered for sale, leased, or rented in the Commonwealth unless such products meet or exceed such standards. The bill excludes any energy or water conservation standards set aside by a court or any product if federal law preempts the application of the minimum energy and water conservation standards to such a product, including any product or product categories where there is a requirement to develop a standard under the EPCA. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Manufacturers must test and certify products: mixed, low. When Virginia adopts these standards, manufacturers of covered products must test them. They use the federal test methods in 10 C.F.R. Parts 430 and 431 as of December 31, 2025, unless the Department approves updated or alternative methods. They must certify results in a Department‑approved third‑p… - Virginia backstop for appliance efficiency standards: mixed, low. When the federal government removes a product from national standards, Virginia keeps the last federal energy or water level. The Department of Energy adopts the same standard for any product whose federal compliance date was on or before December 31, 2025. Twelve months after that federal removal,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 64 | 35 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Amendment rejected | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senator McPike 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 with amendment | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 6 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Commerce and Labor | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 62 | 35 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 18 | 4 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Labor and Commerce(Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0928) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor - Chapter 928 (effective - see bill) (Governor) - 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB672) (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 (HB672ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB672) (House) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senator McPike Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Finance and Appropriations Amendment rejected (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Floor Offered (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Reading of substitute waived (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 with amendment (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB672) (House) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended (House) - 2026-02-16: committee amendments agreed to (House) - 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-13: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB672) (House) - 2026-02-11: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-02-11: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources (House) - 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26107320D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 4-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-28: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-01-28: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends referring to Labor and Commerce(Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-01-28: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 (House) - 2026-01-26: Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102691D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224643.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224642.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212317.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212316.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202633.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202632.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199898.HTML) - Engrossed, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145294.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145293.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1141932.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142613.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142616.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138711.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138710.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132186.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132185.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131631.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131630.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085429.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085428.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/1224643.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224642.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212317.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212316.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202633.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202632.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199898.HTML) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145294.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145293.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1141932.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142613.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142616.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138711.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138710.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132186.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132185.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131631.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131630.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085429.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085428.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-HB672-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).