HB 84 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 SB 777.

• Amy J. Laufer Democratic · primary

1. Jan 1, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101484D · lower
2. Jan 1, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84) · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 2-N) · lower
8. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105981D-H1 · lower
9. Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84) · lower
11. Jan 30, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Laufer Amendment · lower
12. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Jan 30, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
14. Jan 30, 2026 Delegate Laufer Floor amendment agreed to · lower
15. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended · lower
16. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed House (92-Y 7-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
19. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84) · lower
20. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
21. Feb 23, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108323D-S1 · upper
23. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
24. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
26. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
27. Feb 26, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
28. Feb 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
29. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
30. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84) · lower
31. Mar 2, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 97-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 4, 2026 Senate insisted on amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 4, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
34. Mar 5, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
35. Mar 6, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
36. Mar 6, 2026 Senate Conferees: Rouse, Marsden, Stanley · upper
37. Mar 9, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
38. Mar 9, 2026 House Conferees: Laufer, Sullivan, Webert · lower
39. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
40. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
41. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 7-N 0-A) · lower
42. Mar 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84) · lower
43. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
44. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB84ER) · lower
45. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
46. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
47. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
48. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
49. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84) · lower
50. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
51. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557) · 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
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Delegate Laufer Amendment · HTML
• Delegate Laufer Amendment · 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