HB 434 VA

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Phase I and Phase II Utilities; electric grid utilization metrics. Requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval of grid utilization metrics by October 15, 2026, which petition may be consolidated with the integrated resource plan filing for Dominion Energy in 2026. Under the bill, the petition shall include certain assessments comparing current electric grid system performance with optimal utilization of existing electric grid assets. The bill also requires the Commission to include in an existing annual report its findings on each applicable utility's assessment of relevant grid utilization metrics, which shall include an analysis of the potential for each applicable utility to increase electric grid utilization through the deployment of non-wires alternatives. This bill is identical to SB 621.

• Destiny LeVere Bolling Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104943D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105878D-H1 · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Jan 30, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB434) · lower
13. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
16. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
17. Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108393D-S1 · 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 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
24. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
26. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · lower
27. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB434ER) · lower
28. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB434) · lower
33. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 611 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
34. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0611) · 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
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · 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