Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.
Summary
Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers; notice period for return to service. Permits an individual nonresidential retail customer of electric energy of Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia whose noncoincident peak demand exceeded five megawatts during the most recent calendar year to purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier within the Commonwealth. Currently, such a customer may only purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier if the customer's peak demand did not exceed one percent of the incumbent electric utility's peak load during the most recent calendar year unless the customer had a noncoincident peak demand of more than 90 megawatts. The bill changes from five years to eighteen months the advance notice period required for such a customer to return to service by an incumbent electric utility. This bill is identical to SB 818.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute
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Enrolled
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2 edits
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Mar 3, 2026
MINOR
This bill was finalized into an enrolled act, updating the header and adding the official act title. The core policy text regarding electric utility competition and renewable energy tariffs remained substantively unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to section references.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; no new eligibility criteria, funding amounts, dates, or definitions were introduced.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill header from 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' to 'ENROLLED' and added the official act title and approval status.
Adjusted spacing in section references (e.g., changing '§ 56-579' to '§ 56-579') throughout the text to match the enrolled format.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 25, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 707 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB921ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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