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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HJ 36: Clean energy; Dept. of Energy to study barriers for local governments to purchase.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HJ 36 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Clean energy; Dept. of Energy to study barriers for local governments to purchase. Primary sponsor: Briana Sewell (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Study; Department of Energy; local governments; purchases of clean energy; report. Requests the Department of Energy to study the barriers for local governments to directly purchase clean energy or to facilitate the purchase of clean energy by their constituents. In conducting its study, the Department shall consider existing ways for local governments to purchase clean energy and promote access to clean energy for their constituents, evaluate barriers and develop recommendations relating to reducing such barriers for local governments to purchase clean energy and encouraging the purchase of and access to clean energy by local governments and their constituents, and consult with relevant stakeholders as needed.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Briana SewellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Josh ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Rules
  2. Continued to 2025 in Rules (Voice Vote)
  3. Referred to Committee on Rules
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102907D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source