Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 503
Electric utilities; cost recovery, costs substantially related to serving data center customers.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- John Chilton McAuliff
Cosponsors (2)
- JJ Singh (Democratic)
- Gretchen M. Bulova
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED
Electric utilities; cost recovery; costs substantially related to serving data center customers. Prohibits the recovery of costs incurred by an electric utility that (i) are substantially related to the provision of electric service to data center customers and (ii) would not have been incurred but for the demand of such data center customers from being included in any rates or charges approved by the State Corporation Commission under current law, unless such rates and charges are designed to recover, or substantially recover, such costs solely from data center customers. Under the bill, "data center customers" are data centers with a peak demand of 100 megawatts or greater.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 12, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB503) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103084D