2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1364: Electric utilities; control of smart thermostat prohibited.

Legislative Summary

Electric utilities; control of smart thermostat prohibited. Prohibits an electric utility from making either ad hoc or scheduled adjustments to a customer's smart thermostat, defined in the bill, regardless of whether such adjustment is part of a curtailment or demand response measure, is part of an energy efficiency program, or is otherwise designed to reduce current or anticipated demand. Electric utilities; control of smart thermostat prohibited. Prohibits an electric utility from making either ad hoc or scheduled adjustments to a customer's smart thermostat, defined in the bill, regardless of whether such adjustment is part of a curtailment or demand response measure, is part of an energy efficiency program, or is otherwise designed to reduce current or anticipated demand.

Bill History

1/11/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100518D
Senate
1/11/2023
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
1/23/2023
Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (4-Y 10-N)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (4-Y 10-N)
1/23/2023
4
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/11/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jill Vogel
Jill Vogel
Republican

Documents

Prefiled
Bill Text1/11/20231.5 KB