VA HB921 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers; notice period for return to service. Permits an individual nonresidential retail customer of electric energy of Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia whose noncoincident peak demand exceeded five megawatts during the most recent calendar year to purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier within the Commonwealth. Currently, such a customer may only purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier if the customer's peak demand did not exceed one percent of the incumbent electric utility's peak load during the most recent calendar year unless the customer had a noncoincident peak demand of more than 90 megawatts. The bill changes from five years to eighteen months the advance notice period required for such a customer to return to service by an incumbent electric utility.
Title
Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-02-26 - Senate - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-23 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [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]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-23 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [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 (CHAP0707) | |
| 2026-04-13 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 707 (effective 7/1/2026) | |
| 2026-03-10 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB921) |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB921ER) |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Enrolled |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 1-N) |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB921) |
| 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 26107047D-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 (HB921) |
| 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 26104026D |
