HB1256Introduced in the House of Delegates
Electric utilities, certain; purchased power cost risk mitigation practices.
Introduced by Irene Shin, District 8
What does this bill do?
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Official description
State Corporation Commission; electric utilities; fuel and purchased power cost risk mitigation practices. Directs the State Corporation Commission, in certain cost recovery proceedings and other annual filings as determined by the Commission, to examine the efficacy and sufficiency of fuel and purchased power cost risk mitigation practices by Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power. Under the bill, the Commission is required to include legislative recommendations related to effectively regulating fuel and purchased power cost risk in an existing report. This bill is identical to SB 505.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0280)
April 6, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 11, 2026
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101578D
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1256)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107686D-H1
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1256)
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1256ER)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1256)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 280 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0280)
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