VirginiaElectric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.
What it does
Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers; notice period for return to service. Permits an individual nonresidential retail customer of electric energy of Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia whose noncoincident peak demand exceeded five megawatts during the most recent calendar year to purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier within the Commonwealth. Currently, such a customer may only purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier if the customer's peak demand did not exceed one percent of the incumbent electric utility's peak load during the most recent calendar year unless the customer had a noncoincident peak demand of more than 90 megawatts.
More detail
The bill changes from five years to eighteen months the advance notice period required for such a customer to return to service by an incumbent electric utility. This bill is identical to SB 818.
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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 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 707 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 9Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB921)
- Mar 3Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 3Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 3Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB921ER)Major
- Mar 3EnrolledMinor
- Feb 26Passed Senate (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
- Feb 26Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 26Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A)Major
- Feb 26Read third timeMinor
- Feb 25Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 25Rules suspended
- Feb 23Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB921)
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 11Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 11Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 10Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 10committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 10Read second timeMinor
- Feb 9Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Committee substitute printed 26107047D-H1Major
- Feb 5Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3House subcommittee offered
- Jan 25Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB921)
- Jan 22Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3Minor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104026DIntroduced