VA HB893 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Electric utility integrated resource planning; energy storage resources. Requires Dominion Energy, as part of its integrated resource plan, to assess the use of energy storage resources through appropriate modeling that accounts for economic charge and discharge times and represents various economic scenarios. The bill also requires systematic evaluation of and permits proposing investments in energy storage resources in the integrated resource plan.
Title
Electric utility integrated resource planning; energy storage resources.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-05 - Senate - Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 5-N) (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - House - Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-03 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 5-N) (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - House - Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-03 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693) | |
| 2026-04-13 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 693 (effective 7/1/2026) | |
| 2026-04-06 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB893) |
| 2026-03-14 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB893ER) |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 5-N) |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB893) |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2026-02-10 | House | committee substitute agreed to |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Committee substitute printed 26107030D-H1 |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-03 | House | House subcommittee offered |
| 2026-01-25 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB893) |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103961D |
