HB 1256 VA

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State Corporation Commission; electric utilities; fuel and purchased power cost risk mitigation practices. Directs the State Corporation Commission, in certain cost recovery proceedings and other annual filings as determined by the Commission, to examine the efficacy and sufficiency of fuel and purchased power cost risk mitigation practices by Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power. Under the bill, the Commission is required to include legislative recommendations related to effectively regulating fuel and purchased power cost risk in an existing report. This bill is identical to SB 505.

• Irene Shin Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101578D · 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 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1256) · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107686D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1256) · lower
17. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1256ER) · lower
27. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1256) · lower
32. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 280 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0280) · 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