Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1151
Electric utilities; duty to furnish adequate service, high-demand customers.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Electric utilities; delay in provision of service permitted. Provides that a distributor of electric energy may delay the provision of service if such delay is necessary to maintain electric grid reliability, to avoid exceeding available generation or transmission capacity constraints, or to ensure compliance with load interconnection policies or rules issued by the State Corporation Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 423.
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 12, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 745 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1151) - 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 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1151ER) - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-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 (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1151) - 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 (65-Y 32-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
Committee substitute printed 26107715D-H1 - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 7-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 - Jan 25, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1151) - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101936D