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Electric utilities; construction of certain electrical transmission lines; siting requirements. Requires the State Corporation Commission, in order to approve the construction of an electrical transmission line of 138 kilovolts or more, to determine that the corridor or route chosen for the line will avoid or reasonably minimize adverse impact to the greatest extent reasonably practicable on dwelling houses. For overhead transmission lines of 500 kilovolts or more constructed by Dominion Energy Virginia, the bill directs the Commission to prioritize approving corridors or routes for construction for which the center is located further than 150 feet from any dwelling house, public or private school building, day care, or place of worship unless no other practicable alternative exists.
Introduced
Jan 23, 2026
Last Action
Mar 12, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 8 co
Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1491)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107224D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1491)
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Presented and ordered printed 26104454D
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Read third time
JJ Singh
Stacey Annie Carroll
John Chilton McAuliff
Danica A. Roem
Joshua G. Cole
Elizabeth R. Guzman
Atoosa R. Reaser