VirginiaPublic utilities; budget plan payment increases.
What it does
Public utilities; budget plan payment increases. Prohibits a public utility from, for any residential customer who is enrolled in a budget plan, increasing the amount of such customer's monthly payment more than once within any 12-month period or without notifying the customer in writing at least 60 days before such increase takes effect. The bill defines "budget plan" as a fixed billing option offered by a public utility to a customer whereby the total service for the succeeding 12-month period is estimated in advance and bills are rendered monthly on the basis of one-twelfth of the 12-month estimate.
More detail
The provisions of the bill do not apply to any public utility engaged in the business of furnishing water or sewerage facilities.
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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 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0373)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 373 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 25Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (3/25/2026 2:39 pm)
- Mar 25Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 25Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026Minor
- Mar 14Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 14Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 14Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB242ER)Major
- Mar 14EnrolledMinor
- Mar 9Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 2-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 5Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed toMajor
- Mar 5Read third timeMinor
- Mar 4Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 4Rules suspended
- Mar 2Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (12-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Senate committee offered
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB242)
- Jan 27Engrossed by House as amended
- Jan 27committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 26Read first timeMinor
- Jan 22Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20House subcommittee offered
- Jan 15Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3Minor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103219DIntroduced