HB 1151 VA

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Electric utilities; delay in provision of service permitted. Provides that a distributor of electric energy may delay the provision of service if such delay is necessary to maintain electric grid reliability, to avoid exceeding available generation or transmission capacity constraints, or to ensure compliance with load interconnection policies or rules issued by the State Corporation Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 423.

• Rodney T. Willett Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101936D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1151) · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107715D-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 (65-Y 32-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 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1151) · lower
17. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1151ER) · lower
25. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
28. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1151) · lower
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 745 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML