HB 114 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Electric utility infrastructure; Dept. of Energy and SCC to conduct an analysis, report.

Summary

State Corporation Commission; electric utility infrastructure; report. Directs the Department of Energy (the Department) and the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) to conduct a comprehensive analysis of existing electric utility infrastructure to identify cost-saving opportunities that improve or preserve electric system reliability as an alternative or supplement to greenfield infrastructure projects. The bill requires the Department and the Commission to complete their analysis and submit a report to the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2027.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 2, 2026 Last action Mar 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute → Commerce and Labor Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was transferred from the House to the Senate and updated with a specific proposal date. The most significant change is the addition of a new section requiring the Department of Energy to seek voluntary private funding before conducting any analysis, effectively making the study contingent on private contributions rather than public funds. Additionally, the analysis scope was expanded to include specific utility phases.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly includes 'Phase I and Phase II Utilities' in the consultation process and adds a mandatory funding prerequisite for the analysis.

FISCAL

Added a new requirement that the Department of Energy must solicit voluntary private funding and only conduct the analysis if sufficient contributions are received.

DEFINITION

Expanded the consultation group to explicitly include 'Phase I and Phase II Utilities' as defined in state law.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original House committee attribution and bill number.

Changed the document title from 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' to 'SENATE SUBSTITUTE' and updated the proposal date.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

87–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 88

Feb 2, 2026

D Democratic53

53 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican35

34 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Jan 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor