Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Electric utilities, certain; SCC to determine maximum amount of fees for disconnection, etc.
Electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities; disconnections for nonpayment; certain fees prohibited. Amends a provision authorizing electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities to recover costs related to compliance with disconnection suspensions for residential customers for nonpayment of bills or fees on certain days and during extreme temperatures to require such costs to be recovered through the utility's base rates for service. The bill also prohibits such utilities from charging disconnection or reconnection fees to restore service to residential customers disconnected due to the nonpayment of bills or fees.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-31 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-03-31 | Latest Action | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1241 | Hampton Roads Infrastructure Coordination and Readiness Framework; HRTPO to develop, report. | enrolled |
| HB 569 | Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty. | enrolled |
| HB 895 | Electric utilities; energy storage requirements, Department of Energy to develop model ordinance. | enrolled |
| SB 219 | Photo speed monitoring devices; summons, reports. | enrolled |
| SB 448 | Electric utilities; energy storage requirements, Department of Energy to develop model ordinance. | enrolled |
| SB 518 | Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty. | enrolled |
| HB 1011 | Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments infrastructure; DEQ tax policy option. | enrolled |
| HB 196 | Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides load origination, etc. | enrolled |