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VA HB 921

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Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

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. This bill is identical to SB 818.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-04-13 — Approved by Governor-Chapter 707 (effective 7/1/2026)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Alfonso H. Lopezprimary
  • Barbara A. Favolacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104026D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-22

    Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-25

    Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB921)

  5. 2026-02-03

    House subcommittee offered

  6. 2026-02-03

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)

    substitution

  7. 2026-02-05

    Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-06

    Committee substitute printed 26107047D-H1

    substitution

  9. 2026-02-09

    Read first time

    reading-1

  10. 2026-02-10

    Read second time

    reading-2

  11. 2026-02-10

    committee substitute agreed to

    substitution

  12. 2026-02-10

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute

    substitution

  13. 2026-02-11

    Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2026-02-11

    Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  15. 2026-02-11

    Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

    passage

  16. 2026-02-12

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  17. 2026-02-12

    Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-02-16

    Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB921)

  19. 2026-02-23

    Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 1-N)

    committee-passage

  20. 2026-02-25

    Rules suspended

  21. 2026-02-25

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  22. 2026-02-25

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  23. 2026-02-26

    Read third time

    reading-3

  24. 2026-02-26

    Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A)

    passage

  25. 2026-02-26

    Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  26. 2026-02-26

    Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

    passage

  27. 2026-03-03

    Enrolled

    enrolled

  28. 2026-03-03

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB921ER)

    passage

  29. 2026-03-03

    Signed by Speaker

    passage

  30. 2026-03-03

    Signed by President

    passage

  31. 2026-03-09

    Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB921)

  32. 2026-03-10

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

    enrolled,executive-receipt

  33. 2026-03-10

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

    executive-receipt

  34. 2026-04-13

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 707 (effective 7/1/2026)

    executive-signature

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB921

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