SB 777 VA

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Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entity; annual report. Requires each investor-owned utility or licensed supplier that joins or establishes the regional transmission entity (PJM Interconnection, LLC) to submit an annual report to the State Corporation Commission by February 1 of each year. Such report shall include (i) all recorded votes cast by the utility or licensed supplier at a meeting during the immediately preceding calendar year, (ii) all votes cast by an affiliate of the utility or licensed supplier at a meeting during the immediately preceding calendar year, and (iii) a brief description explaining how each recorded vote is in the public interest. The provisions of the bill do not apply to municipal utilities or certain electric cooperatives. This bill is identical to HB 84.

• Aaron R. Rouse Democratic · primary

1. Jan 22, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104958D · upper
2. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB777) · upper
4. Feb 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
6. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106558D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB777) · upper
15. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
18. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
19. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108755D-H1 · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
21. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by temporarily · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
29. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 6, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 9, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
32. Mar 9, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
33. Mar 10, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Senate Conferees: Rouse, Bagby, Stanley · upper
36. Mar 11, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
37. Mar 11, 2026 House Conferees: Laufer, Sullivan, Webert · lower
38. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
39. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A) · upper
40. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
41. Mar 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB777) · upper
42. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
43. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB777ER) · upper
44. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
45. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
46. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
47. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
48. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB777) · upper
49. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
50. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558) · 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
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML