HB 1191 VA

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Utility consumer services cooperatives; substation construction agreements. Permits an electric cooperative to enter into an agreement to construct a substation with a member receiving regulated electric service, with an electric demand of at least 20 megawatts during the most recent calendar year, that requires a point of interconnection with a transmission line system of 230 kilovolts or more. The bill provides that, upon final completion of a substation constructed under such an agreement, the member shall transfer ownership of such substation to the cooperative for the cooperative to operate and maintain at the member's sole expense. Under the bill, the costs of acquisition, operation, or maintenance of such a substation shall be excluded from the cooperative's general and base rates and shall not be recovered from any other ratepayer. This bill is identical to SB 377.

• Irene Shin Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105397D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1191) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-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 26106908D-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 (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
15. Feb 11, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
18. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1191) · lower
19. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1191ER) · lower
27. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1191) · lower
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 31, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 21 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Mar 31, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0021) · 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