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Public utilities; water and sewerage companies; discounted rates for low-income customers. Provides that a public utility engaged in the business of furnishing water or sewerage facilities may propose and the State Corporation Commission may approve rates and tariff provisions that provide discounted service to customers with an annual household income equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The bill permits the utility to recover the costs of providing such discounted service through its rates for commercial and industrial customers. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 650.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB770)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB770ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Read third time
Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Reported from Commerce and Labor (10-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB770)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 26106979D-H1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB770)
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103508D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Charniele L. Herring