HB 1075 VA Passed One Chamber
State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility biennial rate review, reports.
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Summary
State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility; 2026 biennial rate review; report. Directs the State Corporation Commission to consider certain requirements in the 2026 review of the rates, terms, and conditions for the provision of generation and distribution services by Appalachian Power. The bill directs the Commission to review the decision by Appalachian Power to satisfy its capacity obligations with the regional transmission entity through a fixed resource requirement alternative. The bill also directs the Commission to conduct a review of Appalachian Power's efforts to improve system efficiency, resilience, and reliability to address rising costs of responding to severe weather events. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report summarizing its review and providing recommendations by September 1, 2027, or to include such report as part of an existing annual report.
Sponsor (1)
- Sam Rasoul Democratic · primary
15 coauthors / cosponsors
- Nadarius E. Clark Democratic · cosponsor
- Betsy B. Carr Democratic · cosponsor
- Nicole Cole Democratic · cosponsor
- Mitchell Cornett Republican · cosponsor
- Lily V. Franklin · cosponsor
- Timothy P. Griffin Republican · cosponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzman Democratic · cosponsor
- Patrick A. Hope Democratic · cosponsor
- Marty Martinez Democratic · cosponsor
- John Chilton McAuliff · cosponsor
- Joseph P. McNamara Republican · cosponsor
- James W. Morefield Republican · cosponsor
- Charlie Schmidt · cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran Democratic · cosponsor
- Rodney T. Willett Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (18)
- Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104884D · lower
- Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
- Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1075) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107701D-H1 · lower
- Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (85-Y 12-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
- Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1075) · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Continued to next session in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 3-N) · upper
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