# Virginia SB4001: Virginia Clean Energy & Community Flood Preparedness Act; repeal; electric utility customer credit.

Virginia SB4001, Virginia Clean Energy & Community Flood Preparedness Act; repeal; electric utility customer credit., is a 2026 Special Session I Senate bill sponsored by Bill DeSteph (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-10-21 (Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources) (as of 2026-11-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB4001-2026-special-20262
- As of: 2026-11-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB4001
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Special Session I
- Title: Virginia Clean Energy & Community Flood Preparedness Act; repeal; electric utility customer credit.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-10-21
- Last action: 2026-10-21, Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- Sponsor: Bill DeSteph (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act; repeal; electric utility customer credit. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to suspend the Commonwealth's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The bill requires the Commonwealth to remit all revenue collected pursuant to a market-based trading program consistent with RGGI to each electric utility that has a rate adjustment clause approved or pending approval for recovery of the costs of emissions allowances or that has otherwise increased customer bills to recover such costs. The bill directs each such utility to subsequently distribute such funds as a credit to its customers in the Commonwealth.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill DeSteph (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-10-21: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-10-21: Presented and ordered printed 26200403D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-10-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231990.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231989.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB30: Budget Bill. (signed)
- SB4004: State fuel taxes; suspension until January 31, 2027, emergency. (in committee)
- SR2097: Celebrating the life of Walter Samuel Crockett. (introduced)
- SR2096: Celebrating the life of Jimmy Douglas Brown. (introduced)
- SR2095: Celebrating the life of Jayson Shane Hudson. (introduced)
- SR2098: Celebrating the life of Billy Charles Patton. (introduced)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231990.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231989.PDF)

## Related
- [HB30: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB30-2026-special-20262)
- [SB4004: State fuel taxes; suspension until January 31, 2027, emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB4004-2026-special-20262)
- [SR2097: Celebrating the life of Walter Samuel Crockett.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR2097-2026-special-20262)
- [SR2096: Celebrating the life of Jimmy Douglas Brown.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR2096-2026-special-20262)
- [SR2095: Celebrating the life of Jayson Shane Hudson.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR2095-2026-special-20262)
- [SR2098: Celebrating the life of Billy Charles Patton.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR2098-2026-special-20262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB4001-2026-special-20262 (as of 2026-11-05).