HB 889 VA

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Policy of the Commonwealth; siting of certain new electric transmission facilities; Department of Transportation work group; report. Provides that in the siting of new electric transmission facilities, it is the policy of the Commonwealth that existing linear infrastructure corridors shall be prioritized over new corridors. The bill directs the Department of Transportation to convene a work group to identify opportunities and develop recommendations to amend regulations and permitting processes to facilitate the expedient and efficient siting of new electrical transmission infrastructure in existing state highway rights-of-way. This bill is identical to SB 497.

• Irene Shin Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105354D · 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 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB889) · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106397D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB889) · lower
10. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-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 (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 3, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB889ER) · 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 (HB889) · 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 28 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Mar 31, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0028) · 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