VA HB906 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0824)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Public utilities; municipal utilities; disconnection of service; limitations; consumer protections. Suspends electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities subject to the regulation of the State Corporation Commission from disconnecting service to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees during a state of emergency declared by the Governor and provides that such suspension lasts for 30 days after such declaration of the state of emergency. The bill suspends such electric and gas utilities from disconnecting service to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees when the forecasted temperature low is at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit and suspends electric utilities from disconnecting any such customer from service when the forecasted temperature high is at or above 92 degrees Fahrenheit within the 24 hours following the scheduled disconnection. The bill further suspends electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities from disconnecting residential customers from service on Fridays, weekends, state holidays, and the day immediately preceding a state holiday. The bill requires each such utility to notify its residential customers of such utility's disconnection for nonpayment policy and to deliver notice of nonpayment of bills or fees to such customers prior to disconnection.

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Title

Public utilities; municipal utilities, disconnection of service, consumer protections.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 7-N) (Y: 93 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 19-N) (Y: 78 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (76-Y 24-N) (Y: 76 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0824)
2024-04-17HouseEnacted, Chapter 824 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-04-17SenateSigned by President as reenrolled
2024-04-17HouseSigned by Speaker as reenrolled
2024-04-17HouseReenrolled bill text (HB906ER2)
2024-04-17HouseReenrolled
2024-04-17 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2024-04-17SenateSenate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2024-04-17HouseVOTE: Adoption (93-Y 7-N)
2024-04-17HouseHouse concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 7-N)
2024-04-08HouseGovernor's recommendation received by House
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-09SenateSigned by President
2024-03-08HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-08HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB906ER)
2024-03-08HouseEnrolled
2024-03-04HouseVOTE: Adoption (78-Y 19-N)
2024-03-04HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 24107899D-S1 (78-Y 19-N)
2024-03-01SenatePassed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N)
2024-03-01SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB906S1
2024-03-01SenateSubstitute from Finance and Appropriations ruled out of order 24107922D-S2
2024-03-01SenateCommerce and Labor Committee substitute agreed to 24107899D-S1
2024-03-01SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-03-01SenateRead third time
2024-02-29SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-28SenateCommittee substitute printed 24107922D-S2
2024-02-28SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
2024-02-19SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-19SenateCommittee substitute printed 24107899D-S1
2024-02-19SenateReported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2024-02-01SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2024-02-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-01-31HouseVOTE: Passage (76-Y 24-N)
2024-01-31HouseRead third time and passed House (76-Y 24-N)
2024-01-30HousePrinted as engrossed 24105935D-EH1
2024-01-30HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB906EH1
2024-01-30HouseAmendment by Delegate Shin agreed to
2024-01-30HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24105935D-H1
2024-01-30HouseRead second time
2024-01-29HouseRead first time
2024-01-25HouseCommittee substitute printed 24105935D-H1
2024-01-25HouseReported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
2024-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
2024-01-18HouseAssigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2024-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104315D

Same As/Similar To

SB480 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0790)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1522121.1(n/a)See Bill Text
1522121.6(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB906
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB906+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB906H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB906EH1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB906S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB906S2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB906ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB906ER2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0824+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105935D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24105935D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/H241895.htm
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB906AH
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24107899D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB906AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB906F164+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB906FEH1171+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1403V0005+HB0906
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H14V0039+HB0906
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0143+HB0906
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S02V0094+HB0906
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0451+HB0906
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0819HB0906+HB0906
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0866HB0906+HB0906
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1476+HB0906
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1797+HB0906
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV1311HB0906+HB0906

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