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SB371Introduced in the Senate

Electric utilities; electric demand flexibility programs, high energy demand customers, report.

Passed

Introduced by Jeremy McPike, District 29

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Electric utilities; high energy demand customers; demand flexibility programs; reports. Directs Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to file a petition with the State Corporation Commission by January 15, 2027, for approval of voluntary demand flexibility programs that apply to high energy demand customers, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to consider all forms of demand flexibility and other specific factors in approving each such program. The bill directs each cooperative that serves one or more high energy demand customers to establish a voluntary demand flexibility program for such customers by January 1, 2029. Under the bill, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power are required to file status reports on their demand flexibility programs with the Commission three years after initial program approval and every three years thereafter. Additionally, in 2028 and annually thereafter, the Commission is required to submit information summarizing the status and performance of such programs as part of an existing report. This bill is identical to HB 284.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · March 11, 2026

22

Yes

18

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?

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1No
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3No
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102637D

  2. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371)

  4. Incorporates SB551 (Srinivasan)

  5. Senate committee offered

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

  7. Committee substitute printed 26107319D-S1

  8. Rules suspended

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

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

  11. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371)

  12. Read second time

  13. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

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

  15. Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A)

  16. Placed on Calendar

  17. Read first time

  18. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  19. Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3

  20. House subcommittee offered

  21. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)

  22. Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

  23. Committee substitute printed 26108390D-H1

  24. Read second time

  25. Read third time

  26. committee substitute agreed to

  27. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  28. Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

  29. House substitute agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A)

  30. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371)

  31. Enrolled

  32. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB371ER)

  33. Signed by President

  34. Signed by Speaker

  35. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

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

  37. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371)

  38. Approved by Governor-Chapter 378 (effective 7/1/2026)

  39. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)

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