# Virginia SB25: Offshore wind industry; workforce development.

Virginia SB25, Offshore wind industry; workforce development., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0362)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB25-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB25
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Offshore wind industry; workforce development.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-17
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0362)
- Sponsor: Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 12 (250 yes, 61 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 HB 67.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Offshore wind job training for Virginians: benefit, medium. The law creates statewide training for offshore wind jobs in Virginia. The Department of Energy builds pre-hire soft skills and technical courses for manufacturing, maritime, and other skilled trades. The Director assesses in-state developers, equipment makers, and supply-chain firms and must consi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | House Amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 19 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House with amendment | pass | 86 | 13 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Reconsidered by Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations | pass | 20 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 20 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 20 | 19 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 13 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0362) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 362 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB25) (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB25ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-06: House Amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Passed House with amendment (86-Y 13-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-03-04: committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-04: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-03: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-27: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Reconsidered by Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-19: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB25) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107814D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB25) (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100557D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217607.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217606.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202361.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202360.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194126.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186311.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145681.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145680.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-11-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081335.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081334.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/1217607.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217606.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202361.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202360.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194126.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186311.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145681.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145680.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081335.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081334.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-SB25-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).