HB 1002 VA

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Electric, natural gas, and water or wastewater utilities; disconnection procedures for nonpayment. Requires certain utilities, for the purposes of required notices related to disconnections for nonpayment, to provide such notices in an additional language for customers residing in a locality that is required to provide voting or election materials in such additional language. The bill prohibits certain utilities from disconnecting a residential customer without making reasonable efforts to offer bill payment assistance, arrange a payment plan, or provide information to the customer for other bill payment assistance or energy savings programs. The bill directs the Department of Elections to post on its website a list of the localities designated as a covered locality for the purposes of providing voting or election materials in an additional minority language by September 1, 2026, and to update such list as necessary.

• Kathy K.L. Tran Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102430D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1002) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107044D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1002) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N) · lower
13. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
17. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
18. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
19. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
20. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-N) · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Mar 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Mar 5, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · lower
27. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1002ER) · lower
28. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1002) · lower
31. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
32. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 250 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
34. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0250) · 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