HB 770 VA

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Public utilities; water and sewerage companies; discounted rates for low-income customers. Provides that a public utility engaged in the business of furnishing water or sewerage facilities may propose and the State Corporation Commission may approve rates and tariff provisions that provide discounted service to customers with an annual household income equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The bill permits the utility to recover the costs of providing such discounted service through its rates for commercial and industrial customers. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 650.

• Charniele L. Herring Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103508D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB770) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106979D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-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 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB770) · lower
17. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (10-Y 5-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 (24-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 3, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB770ER) · lower
25. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB770) · 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. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 217 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0217) · 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
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML