HB 1073 VA

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State Corporation Commission; pipeline leak detection and repair standards. Directs the State Corporation Commission to promulgate regulations establishing standards for the use of pipeline leak detection technologies for intrastate natural gas distribution facilities operated by certain utilities, as informed by a federal rulemaking on gas pipeline safety. The provisions of the bill and any such regulations shall expire upon the effective date of any final rule under the federal rulemaking on gas pipeline safety.

• Sam Rasoul Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102566D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1073) · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-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 26106544D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1073) · 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. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1073ER) · 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 (HB1073) · lower
31. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 446 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0446) · 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