HB 809 VA

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Electric utilities; shared solar programs; Phase I Utility. Amends certain provisions related to the shared solar program established by the State Corporation Commission for Appalachian Power Company. The bill permits excess bill credits to be distributed to shared solar subscribers more than once annually. The bill also requires the utility in administering its shared solar program to require net crediting functionality for customer utility bills, as described in the bill. The bill also directs Appalachian Power to (i) release an additional 50 megawatts as part two of the shared solar program on July 1, 2026; (ii) release a further additional 50 megawatts as part three of the shared solar program by January 1, 2028; and (iii) petition the Commission to initiate a shared solar expansion proceeding to determine the capacity for part four of the shared solar program by May 1, 2029. See final enactments for bill effective date. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to SB 255.

• Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103023D · 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 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB809) · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106053D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB809) · lower
11. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
16. Feb 4, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-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 (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB809ER) · lower
27. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB809) · 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. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 673 (Effective - see bill) · executive
33. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0673) · 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