# Virginia SB562: Captured coal mine methane; pilot program, renewable energy portfolio standard.

Virginia SB562, Captured coal mine methane; pilot program, renewable energy portfolio standard., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by T. Travis Hackworth (Republican); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB562
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Captured coal mine methane; pilot program, renewable energy portfolio standard.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-10
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- Sponsor: T. Travis Hackworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (14 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Pilot program for captured coal mine methane; renewable energy portfolio standard. Directs the State Corporation Commission to establish a pilot program for American Electric Power (Phase I Utility) and Dominion Energy (Phase II Utility) to submit proposals to deploy electricity generation from captured coal mine methane. Under the bill, reasonable and prudent costs incurred under the captured coal mine methane project shall be recovered through utility base rates. Additionally, the bill provides that electricity generated using captured coal mine methane with a non-combustion electric generator under the captured coal mine methane project shall be considered an eligible resource for purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard program.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: T. Travis Hackworth (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-01-23 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | 14 | 1 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2024-01-23: Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-20: Impact statement from SCC (SB562) (Senate)
- 2024-01-10: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2024-01-10: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104626D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-11: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB562)

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- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB562)

## 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-SB562-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).