VirginiaElectric utilities, certain; purchased power cost risk mitigation practices.
What it does
State Corporation Commission; electric utilities; fuel and purchased power cost risk mitigation practices. Directs the State Corporation Commission, in certain cost recovery proceedings and other annual filings as determined by the Commission, to examine the efficacy and sufficiency of fuel and purchased power cost risk mitigation practices by Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power. Under the bill, the Commission is required to include legislative recommendations related to effectively regulating fuel and purchased power cost risk in an existing report.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 505.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0280)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 280 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 6Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1256)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1256ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 11Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 11Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Mar 11Read third timeMinor
- Mar 10Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 10Rules suspended
- Mar 9Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1256)
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107686D-H1Major
- Feb 12Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10House subcommittee offered
- Feb 1Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1256)
- Jan 27Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3Minor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101578DIntroduced