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HB84 • 2026

Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities.

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 56-579.1, relating to electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities; annual report.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Laufer
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact effective date is not specified in the provided information.

Electric Utilities and Licensed Suppliers Annual Report

This act requires investor-owned electric utilities and licensed suppliers that are part of the regional transmission entity PJM Interconnection to submit an annual report to the State Corporation Commission.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each investor-owned utility or licensed supplier in PJM Interconnection to send a yearly report by February 1st.
  • The report must include all recorded votes cast at meetings during the previous year and how these votes benefit the public.
  • Allows the State Corporation Commission to ask for more information about any recorded vote if needed.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Investor-owned electric utilities that are part of PJM Interconnection
  • Licensed suppliers in PJM Interconnection

Terms To Know

Affiliate
A company related to the utility or supplier through ownership or control.
Regional transmission entity
An organization that manages the movement of electricity across a large area, such as PJM Interconnection.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not apply to municipal utilities or certain electric cooperatives.
  • The effective date is not specified in the provided information.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB84AC

2026-03-13 • Conference

Conference Report

Plain English: The amendment recommends rejecting a previous Senate proposal and accepting a new substitute amendment to resolve disagreements about House Bill No. 84.

  • Rejects the Senate's original amendment in nature of a substitute (26108323D).
  • Accepts a new Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (26109518D) to address disagreements.
  • The text does not provide details about what changes are included in the new substitute amendment.
  • Specific content and impacts of the new amendment are not described in this official material.
HB84AH1

2026-01-29 • Member

Delegate Laufer Amendment

Plain English: The amendment changes the type of entities that must submit an annual report to include certain electricity-related organizations and their affiliates.

  • Replaces 'a cooperative' with 'any entity organized under Chapter 9.1 (§56-231.15 et seq.) or any affiliate or subsidiary of any such entity'.
  • The exact nature and scope of entities covered by the new language may be unclear without additional context.
HB84AH2

2026-01-30 • Member

Delegate Laufer Amendment

Plain English: The amendment changes the definition of entities that can be included in certain provisions related to electric utilities and licensed suppliers, adding more types of organizations.

  • Replaces 'a cooperative' with 'any entity organized under Chapter 9.1 (§56-231.15 et seq.) or any affiliate or subsidiary of any such entity'.
  • The exact impact and scope of the amendment are not fully explained in the provided text.
HB84H2

2026-03-13 • Conference

Conference Report Substitute

Plain English: This amendment requires investor-owned electric utilities and licensed suppliers to report their votes in regional transmission entity meetings to a regulatory commission annually.

  • Requires investor-owned electric utilities and licensed suppliers to submit an annual report to the Commission detailing all recorded votes cast by them or their affiliates at regional transmission entity meetings.
  • Specifies that each utility must provide a brief explanation, between 20 and 100 words, on how each vote is in the public interest.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if utilities fail to comply with reporting requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/2026)

  3. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)

  4. 2026-04-06 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84)

  5. 2026-03-31 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  6. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  7. 2026-03-31 House

    Signed by Speaker

  8. 2026-03-31 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  9. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  10. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Signed by President

  11. 2026-03-30 House

    Enrolled

  12. 2026-03-30 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB84ER)

  13. 2026-03-24 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84)

  14. 2026-03-14 House

    Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 7-N 0-A)

  15. 2026-03-13 Conference

    Conference Report released

  16. 2026-03-13 Senate

    Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)

  17. 2026-03-09 House

    Conferees appointed by House

  18. 2026-03-09 House

    House Conferees: Laufer, Sullivan, Webert

  19. 2026-03-06 Senate

    Conferees appointed by Senate

  20. 2026-03-06 Senate

    Senate Conferees: Rouse, Marsden, Stanley

  21. 2026-03-06 Senate

    Senate Conferees:

  22. 2026-03-05 House

    House acceded to request

  23. 2026-03-04 Senate

    Senate requested conference committee

  24. 2026-03-04 Senate

    Senate insisted on amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  25. 2026-03-02 House

    Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 97-N 0-A)

  26. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Read third time

  27. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  28. 2026-02-26 Commerce and Labor

    Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to

  29. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)

  30. 2026-02-26 Commerce and Labor

    Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84)

  31. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Rules suspended

  32. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  33. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  34. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  35. 2026-02-24 Commerce and Labor

    Committee substitute printed 26108323D-S1

  36. 2026-02-23 Commerce and Labor

    Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)

  37. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Senate committee offered

  38. 2026-02-16 Labor and Commerce

    Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84)

  39. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  40. 2026-02-03 Commerce and Labor

    Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  41. 2026-02-02 House

    Read third time and passed House (92-Y 7-N 0-A)

  42. 2026-01-30 House

    Floor

  43. 2026-01-30 House

    Floor

  44. 2026-01-30 House

    Read second time

  45. 2026-01-30 House

    committee substitute agreed to

  46. 2026-01-30 House

    Delegate Laufer Floor amendment agreed to

  47. 2026-01-30 House

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended

  48. 2026-01-29 House

    Read first time

  49. 2026-01-29 Labor and Commerce

    Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84)

  50. 2026-01-29 House

    Floor Offered

  51. 2026-01-27 Labor and Commerce

    Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 2-N)

  52. 2026-01-27 Labor and Commerce

    Committee substitute printed 26105981D-H1

  53. 2026-01-22 Subcommittee #3

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)

  54. 2026-01-22 Subcommittee #3

    House subcommittee offered

  55. 2026-01-19 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84)

  56. 2026-01-15 Subcommittee #3

    Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3

  57. 2026-01-01 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101484D

  58. 2026-01-01 Labor and Commerce

    Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
56-579.1
, relating to electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities; annual report.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
56-579.1
as follows:
§
56-579.1
. Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities; annual report.
A. As used in this section:
"Affiliate" means the same as that term is defined in §
56-576
.
"Licensed supplier" means any voting member of the regional transmission entity that has generation or transmission facilities in the Commonwealth and sells electricity to purchasers in the Commonwealth.
"Meeting" means any meeting of the regional transmission entity, its committees, user groups, task forces, or any other part of the regional transmission entity where votes are taken.
"Recorded vote" means any final or non-final vote that is tabulated, individually or as part of a sector, for any purpose at a meeting, regardless of whether the vote represents a final position of the entity casting such vote or the decision-making authority of those voting.
"Regional transmission entity" means PJM Interconnection, LLC.
B. Each investor-owned electric utility or licensed supplier that joins or establishes the regional transmission entity shall submit to the Commission no later than February 1 of each year a report of any recorded vote cast by the utility, the licensed supplier, or any affiliate of the utility or licensed supplier at any meeting of the regional transmission entity during the immediately preceding calendar year.
C. Such report shall include:
1. All recorded votes cast by the utility or licensed supplier during the immediately preceding calendar year, regardless of whether the vote is otherwise disclosed;
2. All recorded votes cast by an affiliate of the utility or licensed supplier during the immediately preceding calendar year if the utility or licensed supplier did not vote on the matter, regardless of whether the vote is otherwise disclosed; and
3. A brief description explaining how each recorded vote cast by the utility or licensed supplier, or its affiliate, as appropriate, is in the public interest. Each such description shall be no less than 20 and no more than 100 words in length.
D. The Commission may, as part of any applicable proceeding, request information related to recorded votes cast by the utility or a licensed supplier at any meeting of a regional transmission entity.
E. No provision of this section shall apply to (i) an electric utility owned or operated by a municipality or (ii) any entity organized under Chapter 9.1 (§
56-231.15
et seq.) or any affiliate or subsidiary of any such entity.