HB 242 VA

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Public utilities; budget plan payment increases. Prohibits a public utility from, for any residential customer who is enrolled in a budget plan, increasing the amount of such customer's monthly payment more than once within any 12-month period or without notifying the customer in writing at least 60 days before such increase takes effect. The bill defines "budget plan" as a fixed billing option offered by a public utility to a customer whereby the total service for the succeeding 12-month period is estimated in advance and bills are rendered monthly on the basis of one-twelfth of the 12-month estimate. The provisions of the bill do not apply to any public utility engaged in the business of furnishing water or sewerage facilities.

• Joshua G. Cole Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103219D · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 20, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Jan 27, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
10. Jan 27, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
11. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB242) · lower
12. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Jan 29, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
15. Mar 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
16. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (12-Y 1-N) · upper
17. Mar 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 2-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
25. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB242ER) · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Mar 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (3/25/2026 2:39 pm) · lower
32. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 373 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0373) · 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
• Senate Amendment · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Amendment · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML