Labor and Commerce - Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Agenda
Chair: Sullivan, Richard C.
Meeting Date & Time: 02/03/2026 Immediately upon adjournment of Subcommittee #1 Add to Calendar
Location: House Committee Room A - 008
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Active item: Meeting Adjourned
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Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1546
DLS Contact: (804) 698-1816 (Ali) ; (804) 698-1821 (Stevens)
Block 1
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB429 | LeVere Bolling | Electric utilities; definitions, integrated resource plans, report. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 56-597, 56-598, and 56-599 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electric utilities; integrated resource plans; State Corporation Commission; Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; work group; report. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Yeas (9): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) • 3/2/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 3/3/2026 - Committee substitute printed 26108331D-S1 • 3/6/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 06, 2026 • 3/6/2026 - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
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| HB508 | McAuliff | Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 10.1-1197.5, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Yeas (9): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: HB899 (Shin) SB340 (Perry) Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
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| HB892 | Shin | Electric utilities; integrated resource plans; SCC to investigate electric load forecasts. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 56-598 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electric utilities; integrated resource plans; State Corporation Commission to investigate electric load forecasts. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)Yeas (6): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar Nays (3): Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N) • 3/2/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 3/3/2026 - Committee substitute printed 26108913D-S1 • 3/6/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 06, 2026 • 3/6/2026 - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) |
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| HB893 | Sullivan | Electric utility integrated resource planning; energy storage resources. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 56-598 and 56-599 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electric utility integrated resource planning; energy storage resources. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Yeas (9): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/4/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/4/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 3/4/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/5/2026 - Read third time • 3/5/2026 - Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
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| HB899 | Shin | Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition, advisory panel. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-1197.5, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition; advisory panel.
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Related Bills: HB508 (McAuliff) SB340 (Perry) Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote) |
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| HB1062 | Hernandez | Electric utilities; pilot program for electric energy conservation, solar energy generation. |
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Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 56-585.1:17, relating to electric utilities; pilot program for electric energy conservation, generation, and storage. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Yeas (9): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/25/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/26/2026 - Read third time • 2/26/2026 - Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to • 2/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 2/26/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Related Bills: SB327 (VanValkenburg) Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1077 | Webert | Electric utilities; SCC to investigate financial incentives, renewable energy portfolio standard. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the State Corporation Commission to conduct an investigation of financial incentives related to the renewable energy portfolio standard program; report. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N)Yeas (9): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1090 | Webert | Electric utilities; emissions intensity target program. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1307, 10.1-1308, 10.1-1402.03, 10.1-1402.04, 45.2-1701.1, 56-585.1, 56-585.3, 56-585.5, 56-585.8, 56-594.3, 56-594.4, 56-596.5, and 58.1-400.3 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 23 of Title 56 a section numbered 56-596.7; and to repeal §§ 56-585.1:11 and 56-585.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electric utilities; emissions intensity target program. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N)Yeas (9): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1175 | Tran | Electric utilities; request for proposals required for certain facilities. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 56-585.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 56-585.1:17, relating to electric utilities; competitive solicitation required prior to constructing or purchasing certain facilities. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N)Yeas (9): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1191 | Shin | Electric substation construction agreements; "electric cooperatives" or "cooperative," definitions. |
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Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 56-594.01:2, relating to electric substation construction agreements; electric cooperatives. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Yeas (9): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/25/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/26/2026 - Read third time • 2/26/2026 - Read third time • 2/26/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/3/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB377 (Surovell) Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1225 | Shin | Transportation electrification; integrated resource planning, fast-charging stations, etc. |
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Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 56-581.2 and 56-581.3, relating to electric utilities; transportation electrification; electric vehicle fast-charging stations. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)Yeas (9): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Related Bills: SB407 (Boysko) Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1255 | Shin | Net energy metering; standby charge, facility capacity. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 56-594 of the Code of Virginia, relating to net energy metering; standby charge; facility capacity. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N)Yeas (8): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Williams Nays (1): Wilt Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) • 2/12/2026 - Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor • 3/9/2026 - Placed on Commerce and Labor docket for Mar 09, 2026 Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N) |
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Previously By For The Day
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB770 | Herring | Public utilities; water and sewerage companies, discounted rates for low-income customers. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 56-234 and 56-264.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public utilities; water and sewerage companies; discounted rates for low-income customers. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)Yeas (8): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Williams Nays (1): Wilt Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/25/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/25/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/26/2026 - Read third time • 2/26/2026 - Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) • 3/3/2026 - Signed by President Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) |
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| HB884 | Herring | Electric utilities; Percentage of Income Payment Program, eligibility, delayed effective date. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 56-585.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electric utilities; Percentage of Income Payment Program; eligibility. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N)Yeas (7): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Williams Nays (2): Kilgore, Wilt Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/18/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) • 2/18/2026 - Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor • 3/9/2026 - Placed on Commerce and Labor docket for Mar 09, 2026 Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) |
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| HB898 | Herring | Electric utilities, certain; SCC to determine maximum amount of fees for disconnection, etc. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the State Corporation Commission to determine maximum allowable fees for disconnection and reconnection charged by certain electric utilities; disconnections for nonpayment. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)Yeas (8): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Williams Nays (1): Wilt Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) • 2/12/2026 - Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor • 3/9/2026 - Placed on Commerce and Labor docket for Mar 09, 2026 Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) |
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| HB921 | Lopez | Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 56-577 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers; renewable portfolio standard requirements. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Yeas (9): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Kilgore, Wilt, Williams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/26/2026 - Read third time • 2/26/2026 - Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) • 2/26/2026 - Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/26/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/3/2026 - Signed by President Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1002 | Tran | Utilities, certain; notice procedures for nonpayment. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 56-245.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain utilities; notice procedures for nonpayment. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N)Yeas (7): Sullivan, Shin, Feggans, Clark, Anthony, Nivar, Williams Nays (2): Kilgore, Wilt Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/4/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 3/4/2026 - Rules suspended • 3/4/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/5/2026 - Read third time • 3/5/2026 - Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
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