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SB327Introduced in the Senate

Electric utilities; pilot program for electric energy conservation, solar energy generation.

Passed

Introduced by Schuyler VanValkenburg, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Electric utilities; pilot program for electric energy conservation, generation, and storage. Requires American Electric Power and Dominion Energy Virginia to each petition the State Corporation Commission by December 31, 2026, to conduct a pilot program for electric energy conservation, solar energy generation, and energy storage resources for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. The bill directs the Commission to convene a technical conference to evaluate the creation of an energy efficiency program meeting certain requirements by November 1, 2026. Under the bill, if the Commission determines that such a program is feasible for implementation by American Electric Power and Dominion Energy Virginia, the Commission shall require such utilities to petition for approval by May 1, 2027, to implement such programs. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2034. This bill is identical to HB 1062.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0728)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A) · March 3, 2026

20

Yes

20

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.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1No
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3No
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105259D

  2. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB327)

  4. Senate committee offered

  5. Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)

  6. Committee substitute printed 26107028D-S1

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  9. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  10. Read second time

  11. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

  12. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  13. Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  14. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB327)

  15. Placed on Calendar

  16. Read first time

  17. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  18. Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)

  19. House committee offered

  20. Committee substitute printed 26108440D-H1

  21. Read second time

  22. Read third time

  23. committee substitute agreed to

  24. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  25. Passed House with substitute (67-Y 29-N 0-A)

  26. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB327)

  27. House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A)

  28. Enrolled

  29. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB327ER)

  30. Signed by Speaker

  31. Signed by President

  32. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  33. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  34. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB327)

  35. Approved by Governor-Chapter 728 (effective 7/1/2026)

  36. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0728)

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