SB377Introduced in the Senate
Electric substation construction agreements; "electric cooperatives" or "cooperative," definitions.
Introduced by Scott Surovell, District 34
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Utility consumer services cooperatives; substation construction agreements. Permits an electric cooperative to enter into an agreement to construct a substation with a member receiving regulated electric service, with an electric demand of at least 20 megawatts during the most recent calendar year, that requires a point of interconnection with a transmission line system of 230 kilovolts or more. The bill provides that, upon final completion of a substation constructed under such an agreement, the member shall transfer ownership of such substation to the cooperative for the cooperative to operate and maintain at the member's sole expense. Under the bill, the costs of acquisition, operation, or maintenance of such a substation shall be excluded from the cooperative's general and base rates and shall not be recovered from any other ratepayer. This bill is identical to HB 1191.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0022)
March 31, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · February 27, 2026
96
Yes
0
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105247D
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB377)
Senate committee offered
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 0-N 2-A)
Committee substitute printed 26107087D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Floor substitute printed 26107668D-S2 (Surovell)
Read second time
Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
Floor offered Senator Surovell Substitute
Reading of substitute waived (Voice Vote)
Senator Surovell Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB377)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Read third time
Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB377ER)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB377)
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 22 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0022)
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