HB 284 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 SB 371.

• Michael B. Feggans Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102642D · lower
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284) · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107245D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284) · lower
17. Feb 23, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 6-N) · upper
19. Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108365D-S1 · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Feb 26, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
25. Feb 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
26. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 2, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284) · lower
29. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB284ER) · lower
31. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
32. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
34. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284) · lower
36. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 377 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0377) · 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
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · 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
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