HB 898 VA

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State Corporation Commission to determine maximum fees for disconnection of utility service for nonpayment. Directs the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) to determine, in the next relevant cost recovery proceeding for certain utilities, the maximum allowable amount of fees for disconnection and reconnection such utilities may charge to residential customers disconnected from service due to nonpayment of bills or fees. The bill defines "utility" as an electric company, natural gas supplier, or water supplier or wastewater service provider subject to the Commission's regulation.

• Charniele L. Herring Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104191D · 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 (HB898) · 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 (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106813D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 10, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed House (84-Y 14-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
17. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB898) · lower
18. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N) · upper
19. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB898ER) · lower
26. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB898) · lower
31. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (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
• 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