HB 1151 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Electric utilities; duty to furnish adequate service, high-demand customers.

Summary
Electric utilities; delay in provision of service permitted. Provides that a distributor of electric energy may delay the provision of service if such delay is necessary to maintain electric grid reliability, to avoid exceeding available generation or transmission capacity constraints, or to ensure compliance with load interconnection policies or rules issued by the State Corporation Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 423.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 12, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an Enrolled Act, removing internal House substitute markings and adding official approval language. The substantive policy content regarding electric utility duties, service delays, and rate regulations remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to section citations.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text represents the final version of the same legislative proposal.
TECHNICAL

Removed internal House substitute metadata, including bill numbers, committee names, and patron information.

Added official Enrolled Act header language indicating the bill has been approved by the General Assembly.

Updated section references (e.g., § 56-234) to include a space between the number and the section symbol for consistency.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 4, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 745 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1151ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Rod Willett
Rod Willett
DDemocratic
VA
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