# Virginia SB69: Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities, etc.

Virginia SB69, Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark J. Peake (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-20 (Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB69)) (as of 2026-11-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB69-2026
- As of: 2026-11-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB69
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities, etc.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Last action: 2026-01-20, Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB69)
- Sponsor: Mark J. Peake (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities; powers of State Air Pollution Control Board; powers of State Corporation Commission. Repeals provisions (i) requiring the State Air Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from any electricity generating unit in the Commonwealth and authorizing the Board to establish an auction program for energy allowances; (ii) prohibiting the State Corporation Commission from approving any new utility-owned generation facilities that emit carbon dioxide as a by-product of energy generation under certain circumstances; (iii) declaring that statutory allowances for energy derived from sunlight, onshore wind, offshore wind, and storage facilities are in the public interest; and (iv) relating to the development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity, development of offshore wind capacity, and generation of electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources. The bill provides that planning and development activities for new nuclear generation facilities are in the public interest.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark J. Peake (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Failed to report (defeated) in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | fail | 7 | 8 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB69) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Failed to report (defeated) in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 8-N) (Senate)
- 2025-12-17: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-12-17: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101142D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081911.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081910.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited. (became law)
- SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081911.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081910.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliator…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB329-2026)
- [SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB253-2026)
- [SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB226-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB69-2026 (as of 2026-11-07).