VirginiaTransportation electrification; integrated resource planning, fast-charging stations, etc.
What it does
Transportation electrification; integrated resource planning; fast-charging stations; cost recovery by electric utilities. Permits Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to file a proposed tariff with the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) to provide utility owned and operated electrical distribution infrastructure to support electric vehicle charging stations. The bill requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to file transportation electrification plans with the Commission by February 1, 2028, and every three years thereafter, and includes requirements for information to include in such plans.
More detail
Under the bill, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company are required to seek recovery of necessary and appropriate expenditures for transportation electrification only through their rates for generation and distribution services.The bill prohibits Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company from petitioning for approval of expenditures to own and operate electric vehicle fast-charging stations unless such stations are located at or beyond a radial distance as determined by the Commission relative to the location of any privately owned fast charging station. The bill also directs the Commission to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to determine the appropriate radial distance for such utility-owned fast-charging stations from privately-owned fast charging stations, to enter its final rule in such proceeding no later than December 31, 2027, and to review such final rule by December 31, 2029. Provisions of the bill restricting the radial distance of utility owned and operated fast-charging stations expire on July 1, 2031. This bill is identical to SB 407.
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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
- Mar 31Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026)Latest
- Mar 31Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 26 (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 (HB1225)
- Mar 3Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 3Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 3Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1225ER)Major
- Mar 3EnrolledMinor
- Feb 26Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- 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 (10-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1225)
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 11Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 10committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 10Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 9Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Reported 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
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3House subcommittee offered
- Feb 1Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1225)
- Jan 28Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3Minor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105153DIntroduced