HB 884 VA

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Electric utilities; Percentage of Income Payment Program; eligibility. Amends the objectives of the Percentage of Income Payment Program, which provides electric bill payment assistance to eligible customers, to include (i) reducing the energy burden of eligible participants by limiting electric bill payments directly to no more than three percent of the eligible participant's annual household income if the household's heating source is anything other than electricity and to no more than five percent of an eligible participant's annual household income on electricity costs if the household's primary heating source is electricity. The bill also amends the eligibility criteria of the Program beginning January 1, 2027, to include any retail electric customer of Dominion Energy or Appalachian Power with a household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The bill directs the Department of Social Services, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development as needed, to update its rules and guidelines for the implementation of the Program to reflect the eligibility requirements of the bill. The provisions of the bill, other than the provisions directing the Department of Social Services to update its rules and guidelines, have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Charniele L. Herring Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104182D · 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 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB884) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB884) · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
12. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
16. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
19. Feb 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB884) · lower
20. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) · upper
22. Mar 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109545D-S1 · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
26. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
27. Mar 11, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
28. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
29. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB884) · lower
32. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
33. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB884ER) · lower
34. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
35. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
36. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB884) · lower
37. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
38. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
39. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 690 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML