HB 1065 VA

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Electric utilities; surplus interconnection service sites. Directs Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia to undertake a comprehensive assessment of available interconnection capacity at each such utility's existing and planned intermittent electric generation facilities located in the Commonwealth. The bill directs such utilities to establish pilot programs for energy storage resources and solar generation facilities that utilize surplus interconnection service, as defined in the bill, including a request for proposals. The bill requires such utilities to submit the results of such requests for proposals as part of their 2027 plans and petitions for approval for the development of new solar and onshore wind generation capacity, which plans are required under existing law. This bill is identical to SB 508.

• Phil M. Hernandez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105396D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1065) · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (16-Y 6-N) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107310D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
16. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 5-N 1-A) · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 1-A) · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1065) · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1065ER) · lower
25. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1065) · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · 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