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VA SB 467

died on adjournment

High load facilities; impact assessments.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

High load facilities; impact assessments. Prohibits a governing body or board of zoning appeals from issuing final approval for any special exception, special use permit, variance, rezoning application, or other land disturbing permit, including building permits and erosion and sediment control permits, for a high load facility, defined in the bill, until the applicant submits a finding of no impact or minimal impact issued by the State Corporation Commission. The bill provides that upon request by the owner or operator of a high load facility, the Commission will assess whether the high load facility will have a material adverse impact upon the incumbent electric utility's ability to (i) to maintain electric grid reliability, (ii) avoid exceeding available generation or transmission capacity constraints, or (iii) meet certain statutory requirements.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-09 — Continued to next session in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 4-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • R. Creigh Deedsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100165D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-09

    Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB467)

  4. 2026-02-09

    Continued to next session in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 4-N)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Continued to next session in Commerce and Labor

    2026-02-09 · pass · 11-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: no
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
    • Ryan T. McDougle: no
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: no
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB467

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