SB 371 VA

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Electric utilities; high energy demand customers; demand flexibility programs; reports. Directs Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to file a petition with the State Corporation Commission by January 15, 2027, for approval of voluntary demand flexibility programs that apply to high energy demand customers, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to consider all forms of demand flexibility and other specific factors in approving each such program. The bill directs each cooperative that serves one or more high energy demand customers to establish a voluntary demand flexibility program for such customers by January 1, 2029. Under the bill, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power are required to file status reports on their demand flexibility programs with the Commission three years after initial program approval and every three years thereafter. Additionally, in 2028 and annually thereafter, the Commission is required to submit information summarizing the status and performance of such programs as part of an existing report. This bill is identical to HB 284.

• Jeremy S. McPike Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102637D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371) · upper
4. Feb 9, 2026 Incorporates SB551 (Srinivasan) · upper
5. Feb 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
7. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107319D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371) · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
19. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
20. Mar 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
21. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
23. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108390D-H1 · lower
24. Mar 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 11, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371) · upper
31. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
32. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB371ER) · upper
33. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
36. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371) · upper
38. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 378 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
39. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378) · 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
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
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