# Virginia SB1407: Mission-critical affected emergency generators; DEQ to promulgate administrative regulations.

Virginia SB1407, Mission-critical affected emergency generators; DEQ to promulgate administrative regulations., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bryce E. Reeves (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1407-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1407
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Mission-critical affected emergency generators; DEQ to promulgate administrative regulations.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344)
- Sponsor: Bryce E. Reeves (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (218 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Environmental Quality; administrative regulations; mission-critical affected emergency generators; emergency. Specifies that the State Air Pollution Control Board's administrative regulations shall allow any affected emergency generator, defined in the bill, to operate up to 50 hours per year for nonemergency purposes, including planned outages and switch gear and related electrical system testing, so as to be consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regulations for such generators. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill without further action by the State Air Pollution Control Board. The bill contains an emergency clause.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bryce E. Reeves (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 38 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344) (Governor)
- 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (Effective 03/21/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-23: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1407) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1407ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-18: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-18: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2025-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Emergency clause added (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1407) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Committee substitute printed 25105744D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Presented and ordered printed 25103005D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072604.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072603.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060182.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060181.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026479.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026478.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020306.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020305.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072604.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072603.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060182.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060181.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026479.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026478.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020306.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020305.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-SB1407-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).