HB 74 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Electric utilities; recovery of development costs associated with small modular reactor.

Summary
Electric utilities; recovery of development costs associated with small modular reactor. Permits the State Corporation Commission to impose, as part of a final order approving cost recovery for Dominion Energy for project development of a small modular reactor (SMR), a deadline to either (i) place the SMR into commercial operation or (ii) refund all SMR project development costs recovered from customers. Current law allows the Commission to place such a deadline on either (a) placing the SMR into commercial operation or (b) selling the permitted site and returning the proceeds of such sale to customers.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 31, 2025 Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Committee
3
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Dec 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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