HB 2509 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established, report.

Summary
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Board established; report. Continues the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank (the Bank) as a division of the Department of Energy to implement the provisions of the bill and approve expenditures and disbursements from the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Fund. The bill describes the powers of duties of the Bank and requires certain lending practices. The bill requires the Bank to develop and adopt a strategic plan biennially starting in 2025 to develop programs to overcome market impediments through access to Bank financing and technical assistance and outreach and marketing strategies designed to make potential project developers, participants, and communities aware of financing and technical assistance available from the Bank. The bill requires the Bank to adopt a long-term investment strategy by December 15, 2025, and every four years thereafter. The bill requires the bank to maintain a public website and submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly. The bill also creates an Advisory Board and specifies how initial appointments of nonlegislative citizen members shall be staggered and made.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a plain text version to a properly indented legislative document format with line numbers and page headers. No substantive policy changes were made to the actual content of the bill regarding the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank, its funding, powers, or requirements.
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Text formatting changed from unindented plain text to properly indented legislative format with line numbers, page headers, and spacing adjustments for readability and official document standards.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

5246
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Feb 4, 2025
D Democratic51
51 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican49
1 Yea 46 Nay 2
93% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 46-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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