VirginiaElectric utilities; disconnection reports, State Corporation Commission database, annual summary.
What it does
Electric utilities; disconnection reports; State Corporation Commission database; annual summary. Requires each investor-owned utility and electric cooperative operating in the Commonwealth to provide a monthly report on residential account disconnections to the State Corporation Commission. The monthly report is required to include specific information outlined in the bill, including the number of residential accounts involuntarily disconnected due to nonpayment, the amount of time in which such accounts were reconnected to service, the amounts of arrearages attributable to such disconnected accounts and other residential accounts, and information related to how many of the disconnected accounts participate in a payment assistance program or have a serious medical condition certification form on file with the electric utility.
More detail
The bill requires the Commission to publish the information from such monthly reports in a comprehensive and easily accessible online database. The bill also requires the Commission to submit an annual executive summary to the Governor and the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation on trends in electric utility disconnections based on the reports submitted by electric utilities, the first of which is due by September 1, 2027. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to HB 828.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0677)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 677 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 6Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB516)
- 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 Senate and House (SB516ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 12Conference Report released
- Mar 11House Conferees: Herring, Ward, Webert
- Mar 11Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 6Senate Conferees: Deeds, Surovell, Obenshain
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 6Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 4House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 4House insisted on substituteMajor
- Mar 3House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 2Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB516)
- Feb 27Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 27Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 27committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 27Read third timeMinor
- Feb 26Read second timeMinor
- Feb 25Committee substitute printed 26108608D-H1Major
- Feb 24Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 19Read first timeMinor
- Feb 19Placed on Calendar
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB516)
- Feb 13Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 12Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 11Rules suspended
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 26107517D-S1Major
- Feb 9Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Senate committee offered
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB516)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104599DIntroduced