Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1002
Utilities, certain; notice procedures for nonpayment.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
Cosponsors (6)
- Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic)
- Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic)
- Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic)
- Irene Shin (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Electric, natural gas, and water or wastewater utilities; disconnection procedures for nonpayment. Requires certain utilities, for the purposes of required notices related to disconnections for nonpayment, to provide such notices in an additional language for customers residing in a locality that is required to provide voting or election materials in such additional language. The bill prohibits certain utilities from disconnecting a residential customer without making reasonable efforts to offer bill payment assistance, arrange a payment plan, or provide information to the customer for other bill payment assistance or energy savings programs. The bill directs the Department of Elections to post on its website a list of the localities designated as a covered locality for the purposes of providing voting or election materials in an additional minority language by September 1, 2026, and to update such list as necessary.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0250) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 250 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1002) - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1002ER) - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 15, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1002) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107044D-H1 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1002) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102430D