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VA HB 633

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Electric Utility Regulation, Commission on; scope and name changes to Energy Commission of Virginia.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 633 pass?

No. VA HB 633 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-05). Latest recorded action (2026-02-05): Read third time and defeated by House (34-Y 63-N 0-A)

What is VA HB 633 about?

Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; scope and name change. Renames the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation as the Energy Commission of Virginia and amends the purpose of the Commission to monitoring the State Corporation Commission's regulation of electric utilities and natural gas utilities and examining issues related to the production, transmission, distribution, storage, and use of energy in the Commonwealth. The powers and duties are similarly amended by adding the authority to (i) act in an advisory capacity to the General Assembly on energy-related matters, (ii) consult with applicable state agencies on matters regarding energy efficiency and conservation, and (iii) coordinate its efforts with other existing boards and authorities relating to energy research and development. The bill also eliminates the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation.

Who sponsors VA HB 633?

Terry G. Kilgore is the primary sponsor of VA HB 633.

Description

Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; scope and name change. Renames the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation as the Energy Commission of Virginia and amends the purpose of the Commission to monitoring the State Corporation Commission's regulation of electric utilities and natural gas utilities and examining issues related to the production, transmission, distribution, storage, and use of energy in the Commonwealth. The powers and duties are similarly amended by adding the authority to (i) act in an advisory capacity to the General Assembly on energy-related matters, (ii) consult with applicable state agencies on matters regarding energy efficiency and conservation, and (iii) coordinate its efforts with other existing boards and authorities relating to energy research and development. The bill also eliminates the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-05 — Read third time and defeated by House (34-Y 63-N 0-A)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Terry G. Kilgoreprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104621D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-20

    Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-22

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB633)

  5. 2026-01-27

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

    substitution

  6. 2026-01-29

    Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 1-N)

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-01-29

    Committee substitute printed 26106483D-H1

    substitution

  8. 2026-01-30

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB633)

  9. 2026-02-02

    Read first time

    reading-1

  10. 2026-02-03

    Read second time

    reading-2

  11. 2026-02-03

    committee substitute agreed to

    substitution

  12. 2026-02-03

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute

    substitution

  13. 2026-02-04

    Read third time and defeated by House (38-Y 58-N 0-A)

    failure,reading-3

  14. 2026-02-04

    Reconsidered

  15. 2026-02-04

    Passed by for the day

  16. 2026-02-05

    Read third time and defeated by House (34-Y 63-N 0-A)

    failure,reading-3

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

    2026-01-27 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Michael B. Feggans: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: yes
    • Bonita G. Anthony: not voting
    • May Nivar: yes
    • Terry G. Kilgore: yes
    • Tony O. Wilt: yes
    • Wren M. Williams: not voting

  • Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute

    2026-01-29 · pass · 20-1

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Jeion A. Ward: yes
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
    • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
    • Dan I. Helmer: not voting
    • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
    • Michael B. Feggans: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: yes
    • Rae Cousins: yes
    • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
    • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
    • JJ Singh: yes
    • May Nivar: yes
    • Terry G. Kilgore: yes
    • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
    • Michael J. Webert: yes
    • Tony O. Wilt: yes
    • Chris S. Runion: no
    • Jason S. Ballard: yes
    • Wren M. Williams: yes

  • H VOTE:

    2026-02-04 · fail · 38-58

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Jessica L. Anderson: no
    • Bonita G. Anthony: no
    • Alex Q. Askew: no
    • Terry L. Austin: yes
    • Jason S. Ballard: yes
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: no
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Gretchen M. Bulova: no
    • Katrina Callsen: no
    • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: no
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: no
    • Mike A. Cherry: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: no
    • Laura Jane Cohen: not voting
    • Joshua G. Cole: no
    • Nicole Cole: no
    • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: not voting
    • Mitchell Cornett: yes
    • Rae Cousins: no
    • Will Davis: yes
    • Karrie K. Delaney: no
    • Lindsey Dougherty: no
    • Mark C. Downey: no
    • Michael B. Feggans: no
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: no
    • Margaret A. Franklin: no
    • Debra D. Gardner: no
    • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
    • Jackie H. Glass: no
    • Timothy P. Griffin: yes
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: no
    • Karen Hamilton: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: no
    • Dan I. Helmer: no
    • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: no
    • Phil M. Hernandez: no
    • Charniele L. Herring: no
    • M. Keith Hodges: yes
    • Patrick A. Hope: no
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: no
    • Terry G. Kilgore: yes
    • Barry D. Knight: not voting
    • Paul E. Krizek: no
    • Amy J. Laufer: no
    • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
    • Destiny LeVere Bolling: no
    • Alfonso H. Lopez: no
    • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: no
    • Marty Martinez: no
    • John Chilton McAuliff: no
    • Adele Y. McClure: no
    • Garrett McGuire: no
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
    • Joseph P. McNamara: yes
    • Delores L. McQuinn: no
    • Leslie Chambers Mehta: no
    • James W. Morefield: yes
    • May Nivar: no
    • Delores Oates: yes
    • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
    • Justin Pence: yes
    • Eric Phillips: yes
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: no
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: no
    • Sam Rasoul: no
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: no
    • David A. Reid: yes
    • Chris S. Runion: yes
    • Charlie Schmidt: no
    • Don Scott: no
    • Phillip A. Scott: yes
    • Holly M. Seibold: no
    • Briana D. Sewell: no
    • Irene Shin: no
    • Marcus B. Simon: no
    • Shelly A. Simonds: not voting
    • JJ Singh: no
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
    • Joshua E. Thomas: no
    • Virgil Thornton: no
    • Luke E. Torian: no
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: no
    • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
    • Wendell S. Walker: yes
    • Jeion A. Ward: no
    • R. Lee Ware: yes
    • Vivian E. Watts: no
    • Michael J. Webert: yes
    • Madison Whittle: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes
    • Rodney T. Willett: no
    • Wren M. Williams: yes
    • Tony O. Wilt: yes
    • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
    • Scott A. Wyatt: yes
    • Eric R. Zehr: yes

  • H VOTE:

    2026-02-05 · fail · 34-63

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Jessica L. Anderson: no
    • Bonita G. Anthony: no
    • Alex Q. Askew: no
    • Terry L. Austin: yes
    • Jason S. Ballard: not voting
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: no
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Gretchen M. Bulova: no
    • Katrina Callsen: no
    • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: no
    • Betsy B. Carr: no
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: no
    • Mike A. Cherry: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: no
    • Laura Jane Cohen: no
    • Joshua G. Cole: no
    • Nicole Cole: no
    • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: no
    • Mitchell Cornett: yes
    • Rae Cousins: no
    • Will Davis: yes
    • Karrie K. Delaney: no
    • Lindsey Dougherty: no
    • Mark C. Downey: no
    • Michael B. Feggans: no
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: no
    • Margaret A. Franklin: not voting
    • Debra D. Gardner: no
    • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
    • Jackie H. Glass: no
    • Timothy P. Griffin: yes
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: no
    • Karen Hamilton: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: no
    • Dan I. Helmer: no
    • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: no
    • Phil M. Hernandez: no
    • Charniele L. Herring: no
    • M. Keith Hodges: yes
    • Patrick A. Hope: no
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: no
    • Terry G. Kilgore: yes
    • Barry D. Knight: not voting
    • Paul E. Krizek: no
    • Amy J. Laufer: no
    • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
    • Destiny LeVere Bolling: no
    • Alfonso H. Lopez: no
    • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: no
    • Marty Martinez: no
    • John Chilton McAuliff: no
    • Adele Y. McClure: no
    • Garrett McGuire: no
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
    • Joseph P. McNamara: yes
    • Delores L. McQuinn: no
    • Leslie Chambers Mehta: no
    • James W. Morefield: yes
    • May Nivar: no
    • Delores Oates: yes
    • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
    • Justin Pence: yes
    • Eric Phillips: yes
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: no
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: no
    • Sam Rasoul: no
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: no
    • David A. Reid: no
    • Chris S. Runion: yes
    • Charlie Schmidt: no
    • Don Scott: no
    • Phillip A. Scott: yes
    • Holly M. Seibold: no
    • Briana D. Sewell: no
    • Irene Shin: no
    • Marcus B. Simon: no
    • Shelly A. Simonds: no
    • JJ Singh: no
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: no
    • Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
    • Joshua E. Thomas: no
    • Virgil Thornton: no
    • Luke E. Torian: no
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: no
    • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
    • Wendell S. Walker: yes
    • Jeion A. Ward: no
    • R. Lee Ware: yes
    • Vivian E. Watts: no
    • Michael J. Webert: yes
    • Madison Whittle: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes
    • Rodney T. Willett: no
    • Wren M. Williams: yes
    • Tony O. Wilt: yes
    • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
    • Scott A. Wyatt: yes
    • Eric R. Zehr: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB633

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