VA SB619 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-10 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-10 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Electric utilities; certificate of operation for high-load facilities. Prohibits any person from operating a high-load facility, defined in the bill as a facility whose electricity demand exceeds 90 megawatts that was not operating before January 1, 2027, without first having obtained a certificate of operation from the State Corporation Commission. The bill includes factors for the Commission to consider in reviewing a petition to operate a high-load facility. The bill establishes a presumption that a high-load facility shall be considered to have met certain requirements if the high-load facility has secured sufficient contracts for energy storage resources or zero-carbon electric generating resources or that the high-load facility has a plan to implement sufficient demand reduction measures. The bill also requires the Commission to consider certain factors in a review of a petition for a certificate to operate a high-load facility, including whether there is sufficient energy, capacity, and grid infrastructure to support the operation of the high-load facility and whether the operation of the high-load facility would create an unreasonable cross-subsidy across customers served by the incumbent electric utility.
Title
Electric utilities; certificate of operation for high-load facilities.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-03 - House - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | House | Left in Labor and Commerce |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-03-03 | House | House subcommittee offered |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB619) |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Senate committee offered |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB619) |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB619) |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103512D |
