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SB777Introduced in the Senate

Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities.

Passed

Introduced by Aaron Rouse, District 22

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entity; annual report. Requires each investor-owned utility or licensed supplier that joins or establishes the regional transmission entity (PJM Interconnection, LLC) to submit an annual report to the State Corporation Commission by February 1 of each year. Such report shall include (i) all recorded votes cast by the utility or licensed supplier at a meeting during the immediately preceding calendar year, (ii) all votes cast by an affiliate of the utility or licensed supplier at a meeting during the immediately preceding calendar year, and (iii) a brief description explaining how each recorded vote is in the public interest. The provisions of the bill do not apply to municipal utilities or certain electric cooperatives. This bill is identical to HB 84.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N 0-A) · March 14, 2026

93

Yes

2

No

4

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.

See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Yes
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Presented and ordered printed 26104958D

  2. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB777)

  4. Senate committee offered

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

  6. Committee substitute printed 26106558D-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 (22-Y 16-N 0-A)

  14. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB777)

  15. Placed on Calendar

  16. Read first time

  17. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

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

  19. Committee substitute printed 26108755D-H1

  20. Read second time

  21. Read third time

  22. Passed by temporarily

  23. Passed by for the day

  24. Read third time

  25. committee substitute agreed to

  26. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  27. Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  28. Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

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

  30. House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  31. House insisted on substitute

  32. House requested conference committee

  33. Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  34. Conferees appointed by Senate

  35. Senate Conferees: Rouse, Bagby, Stanley

  36. Conferees appointed by House

  37. House Conferees: Laufer, Sullivan, Webert

  38. Conference Report released

  39. Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A)

  40. Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N 0-A)

  41. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB777)

  42. Enrolled

  43. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB777ER)

  44. Signed by President

  45. Signed by Speaker

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

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

  48. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB777)

  49. Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/2026)

  50. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558)

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