SB 515 VA

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Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; name change. Renames the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation as the Energy Commission of Virginia. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation.

• R. Creigh Deeds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104323D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB515) · upper
4. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Rules with substitute (11-Y 0-N 4-A) · upper
5. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107436D-S1 · upper
6. Feb 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB515) · upper
10. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 10, 2026 Rules Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 17, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 17, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
18. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) · lower
20. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N) · lower
21. Mar 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108941D-H1 · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB515) · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
24. Mar 11, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
25. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Mar 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
27. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
28. Mar 11, 2026 Passed House with substitute (73-Y 25-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 12, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
31. Mar 12, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
32. Mar 12, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Deeds, Surovell, Obenshain · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Sullivan, Herring, Kilgore · lower
37. Mar 12, 2026 Senate acceded to request · upper
38. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
39. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (73-Y 24-N 0-A) · lower
40. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
41. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
42. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB515ER) · upper
43. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
44. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
45. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
46. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
47. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB515) · upper
48. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 949 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML