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SB 1338

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Carbon-free energy or clean energy; definition of fusion energy.

Introduced 2025-01-13Last action 2025-03-19 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0154)Committee Labor and Commerce

Sponsor

David W. MarsdenD

Cosponsors

None
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Votes

House2025-02-11PassedSee how each member voted →
Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
Yea 94 · 49 D · 45 RNay 0NV 0 · Absent 6
House2025-02-06PassedSee how each member voted →
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
Yea 21 · 11 D · 10 RNay 0NV 0 · Absent 1
Senate2025-01-27PassedSee how each member voted →
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Yea 38 · 20 D · 18 RNay 0NV 0 · Absent 2
Senate2025-01-23PassedSee how each member voted →
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Yea 39 · 20 D · 19 RNay 0NV 0 · Absent 1
Senate2025-01-21PassedSee how each member voted →
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
Yea 13 · 8 D · 5 RNay 0NV 0 · Absent 2

Summary

This bill amends Virginia's legal definition of "carbon-free energy" or "clean energy" to explicitly include fusion energy as a qualifying source, alongside existing sources like solar, wind, hydroelectric, wave, tidal, geothermal, and nuclear energy. The legislation adds a specific definition of fusion energy as "energy generated through the process of fusing together atomic nuclei" to Virginia Code § 1-208.1. By formally recognizing fusion energy as a carbon-free energy source in state law, this bill ensures that future fusion power projects in Virginia would qualify for any state programs, incentives, or regulatory frameworks that apply to clean or carbon-free energy sources.

Bill history

  1. 2025-01-13 · Senate
    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103768D
  2. 2025-01-13 · Senate
    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  3. 2025-01-21 · Senate
    Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
  4. 2025-01-23 · Senate
    Rules suspended
  5. 2025-01-23 · Senate
    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
  6. 2025-01-23 · Senate
    Passed by for the day
  7. 2025-01-24 · Senate
    Read second time
  8. 2025-01-24 · Senate
    Engrossed by Senate
  9. 2025-01-27 · Senate
    Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  10. 2025-01-30 · Senate
    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1338)
  11. 2025-02-04 · House
    Placed on Calendar
  12. 2025-02-04 · House
    Read first time
  13. 2025-02-04 · House
    Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  14. 2025-02-06 · House
    Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
  15. 2025-02-10 · House
    Read second time
  16. 2025-02-11 · House
    Read third time
  17. 2025-02-11 · House
    Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
  18. 2025-02-13 · Senate
    Enrolled
  19. 2025-02-13 · Senate
    Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1338ER)
  20. 2025-02-13 · Senate
    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1338)
  21. 2025-02-13 · House
    Signed by Speaker
  22. 2025-02-16 · Senate
    Signed by President
  23. 2025-02-20 · Senate
    Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
  24. 2025-02-20
    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  25. 2025-03-19
    Approved by Governor-Chapter 154 (Effective 07/01/25)
  26. 2025-03-19
    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0154)

Note

Historical import. Session: 2025

Full Bill Text
https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019390.PDF
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