Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 884
Electric utilities; Percentage of Income Payment Program, eligibility, delayed effective date.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Charniele L. Herring (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Electric utilities; Percentage of Income Payment Program; eligibility. Amends the objectives of the Percentage of Income Payment Program, which provides electric bill payment assistance to eligible customers, to include (i) reducing the energy burden of eligible participants by limiting electric bill payments directly to no more than three percent of the eligible participant's annual household income if the household's heating source is anything other than electricity and to no more than five percent of an eligible participant's annual household income on electricity costs if the household's primary heating source is electricity. The bill also amends the eligibility criteria of the Program beginning January 1, 2027, to include any retail electric customer of Dominion Energy or Appalachian Power with a household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The bill directs the Department of Social Services, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development as needed, to update its rules and guidelines for the implementation of the Program to reflect the eligibility requirements of the bill. The provisions of the bill, other than the provisions directing the Department of Social Services to update its rules and guidelines, have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment
- Labor and Commerce Amendment
- Engrossed
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 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 | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 690 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB884) - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB884ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB884) - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26109545D-S1 - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) - Feb 21, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB884) - 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 (63-Y 34-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee amendments agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 15, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB884) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 25, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB884) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104182D