Legislation - HB0673

Title: Consumer Goods - Restrictions Based on Energy Source - Prohibition (Energy Equality Act of 2026)
Sponsored by: Delegates Arikan, Adams, Alston, Anderson, Baker, Beauchamp, Chisholm, Conaway, Fisher, Grammer, Kipke, Miller, M. Morgan, Nawrocki, Reilly, Sample-Hughes, Szeliga, Valentine, and Wivell
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

Prohibiting a local government or unit of State government from restricting the sale, purchase, or use of a certain consumer good solely on the basis of the energy source used to power the consumer good; repealing provisions of law requiring the Department of the Environment to establish and maintain a certain low emissions vehicle program; repealing provisions of law requiring the Department to establish requirements for the sale of new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; and applying the Act retroactively.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1258 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Consumer Goods - Restrictions Based on Energy Source - Prohibition (Energy Equality Act of 2026) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Consumer Goods - Restrictions Based on Energy Source - Prohibition (Energy Equality Act of 2026)
House	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

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