HB 2087 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Electric utilities; transportation electrification, definitions.

Summary

Electric utilities; electric vehicle charging stations; transportation electrification. Permits Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to develop, own, maintain, and operate public-facing fast-charging stations, as defined in the bill, at or beyond a radial distance from privately owned fast-charging stations, which radial distance shall be determined by the Commission in a rulemaking proceeding initiated by June 1, 2027, with a final order entered no later than December 31, 2027. The bill repeals current law related to the recovery of costs associated with investment in transportation electrification on December 31, 2027, to coincide with such final order. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2030.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Transportation

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Vetoed

May 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Vetoed May 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

Commerce and Labor Substitute → Governor Substitute · 8 edits

MODERATE

The bill was changed from a Senate version to a Governor's substitute version. The Governor's version significantly narrows the scope by removing detailed requirements for utilities to file transportation electrification plans and prohibiting utilities from directly operating public EV charging stations. Instead, it allows private retailers to purchase electricity from competitive providers for public charging.

Scope change

The bill's scope was reduced from requiring utilities to create comprehensive transportation electrification plans to simply prohibiting utilities from operating public EV charging stations themselves.

REQUIREMENT

Removed requirements for utilities to file transportation electrification plans by May 15, 2026, and every three years thereafter.

Removed the requirement for utilities to track and report costs separately for EV charging infrastructure.

Added prohibition preventing Phase I or Phase II Utilities from developing, owning, maintaining, or operating retail electric vehicle charging stations that sell directly to the public.

Added provision allowing public-facing EV charging retailers to purchase electricity from competitive service providers without being subject to utility service return requirements.

DEFINITION

Removed definitions for 'fast-charging station', 'historically economically disadvantaged community', 'Phase I Utility', 'Phase II Utility', and 'rural community'.

Added definition for 'competitive service provider' to allow private charging stations to purchase electricity from non-utility providers.

TIMELINE

Removed the rulemaking proceeding deadline of December 31, 2027, for determining radial distances between private and utility-owned fast-charging stations.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the bill from adding two new sections (56-581.2 and 56-581.3) to adding only one new section (56-581.2) with fewer provisions.

Introduced → Enrolled · 10 edits · Mar 10, 2025

MAJOR

This bill was amended during its legislative journey, primarily removing a section on electric vehicle fast-charging station spacing requirements and simplifying the transportation electrification plan filing requirements. The enrolled version eliminates the requirement for utilities to maintain a specific radial distance from privately owned fast-charging stations, instead allowing the State Corporation Commission to determine appropriate spacing through a rulemaking process. Additionally, the filing requirements for transportation electrification plans were streamlined, with Phase I utilities now filing every three years instead of every two years, and Phase II utilities filing plans as part of their integrated resource plan filings rather than as separate applications.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the fast-charging station spacing provisions that would have restricted utility-owned stations from being built too close to privately owned ones. The transportation electrification planning requirements were also modified to reduce administrative burden on utilities while maintaining the core goal of expanding EV charging infrastructure.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for Phase I and Phase II Utilities to maintain a specific radial distance from privately owned fast-charging stations, which was previously established in section 56-1.2:2

Modified Phase II utility filing requirements to submit transportation electrification plans as part of integrated resource plan filings rather than as separate applications

Removed the 35 percent minimum allocation requirement for rural and historically economically disadvantaged communities in transportation electrification plans

Simplified the Commission's approval timeline for transportation electrification plans from eight months to six months

Removed the requirement for utilities to submit load capacity estimates and rate proposals by May 15, 2026, and annual updates thereafter

Added specific requirement for utilities to partner with petroleum distributors and convenience stores to expand fast-charging services

Added requirement for commercial and industrial rates designed for high-voltage charging applications

Changed cost recovery provisions to limit recovery to generation and distribution services only, removing the option for rate adjustment clauses

TIMELINE

Changed the transportation electrification plan filing frequency from every two years to every three years for Phase I utilities

DEFINITION

Removed the definition of 'Transportation electrification' from the bill, as it was incorporated into existing Code of Virginia sections

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 18, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 2, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Governor's recommendation received by House

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2087ER)

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (32-Y 7-N)

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed By Senate - Committee Substitute as amended

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senator Deeds, R. Creigh Amendments #3, #4, #5 agreed to

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Amended

Senator Deeds, R. Creigh Amendments #1 and #2 withdrawn

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (7-Y 6-N 2-A)

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N 0-A

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors