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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1192: Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources.

Enacted 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

SB 1192 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources. Primary sponsor: Creigh Deeds (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 2, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0713).

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.

Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources; projects on or adjacent to public elementary or secondary schools. Provides that for purposes of compliance with a renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS) program, to the extent that low-income qualifying projects, as defined in existing law, are not available and projects located on or adjacent to public elementary or secondary schools are available, a certain percentage of the required projects shall be composed of projects located on or adjacent to public elementary or secondary schools. This bill is identical to HB 1934.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Creigh DeedsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Mamie LockeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0713)
  2. Governor's Signature Explanation
  3. Approved by Governor-Chapter 713 (Effective 07/01/25)
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
  5. Communicated to Governor
  6. Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
  7. Governor's substitute printed (SB1192S1)
  8. Governor's substitute printed (SB1192S1)
  9. Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  10. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB1192)
  11. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  12. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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