HB 1225 VA

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Transportation electrification; integrated resource planning; fast-charging stations; cost recovery by electric utilities. Permits Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to file a proposed tariff with the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) to provide utility owned and operated electrical distribution infrastructure to support electric vehicle charging stations. The bill requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to file transportation electrification plans with the Commission by February 1, 2028, and every three years thereafter, and includes requirements for information to include in such plans. Under the bill, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company are required to seek recovery of necessary and appropriate expenditures for transportation electrification only through their rates for generation and distribution services.The bill prohibits Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company from petitioning for approval of expenditures to own and operate electric vehicle fast-charging stations unless such stations are located at or beyond a radial distance as determined by the Commission relative to the location of any privately owned fast charging station. The bill also directs the Commission to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to determine the appropriate radial distance for such utility-owned fast-charging stations from privately-owned fast charging stations, to enter its final rule in such proceeding no later than December 31, 2027, and to review such final rule by December 31, 2029. Provisions of the bill restricting the radial distance of utility owned and operated fast-charging stations expire on July 1, 2031. This bill is identical to SB 407.

• Irene Shin Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105153D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Feb 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1225) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
12. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1225) · lower
17. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (10-Y 3-N) · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 3, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1225ER) · lower
25. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1225) · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Mar 31, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 26 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Mar 31, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML