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Qualifying localities; underground electric distribution and transmission improvements; levy on utility customers by ordinance. Authorizes a qualifying locality, defined in the bill, to enter into an agreement with an electric utility to place new or proposed underground electric distribution or transmission lines and facilities or to relocate or convert existing overhead electric distribution or transmission lines and facilities underground. The bill requires any such agreement to provide that the locality pay to the utility its full additional costs of placing new or proposed electric distribution or transmission lines in the qualifying locality or relocating and converting that portion of a line located in the county underground rather than overhead, minus the net of relocation credits.The bill also provides that the qualifying locality may impose an additional levy on electric utility customers, which (i) shall not exceed $1 per month on residential customers; (ii) shall not exceed $10 per month on nonresidential customers; (iii) may be fixed at any amount on nonresidential customers that are major commercial energy consumers, defined in the bill; and (iv) shall be collected by the utility on behalf of the locality.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 12, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Senate acceded to request
House Conferees: Singh, Sullivan, O'Quinn
Conferees appointed by House
Senate Conferees: Perry, Marsden, McDougle
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
House requested conference committee
House insisted on substitute
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
Read third time
Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 26109186D-H1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/21/2026 3:41 pm)
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Senate committee offered
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (11-Y 4-N)
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/31/2026 8:22 am)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105147D
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Senate acceded to request