2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1821: Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers, zero-carbon electricity.

Legislative Summary

Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers; zero-carbon electricity; energy storage resources. Permits an accelerated renewable energy buyer or group of accelerated renewable energy buyers to contract to (i) obtain bundled capacity, energy, and renewable energy certificates from zero-carbon electricity generation resources under certain conditions and (ii) offset all or a portion of their capacity needs through the procurement of energy storage resources under certain conditions.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104298D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
House of Delegates
1/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1821)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105417D-H1
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/30/2025
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
2/13/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1821)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/18/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/19/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/19/2025
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
2/19/2025
Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to
Senate
2/19/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 18-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1821ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1821)
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by House
3/24/2025
Governor's substitute printed (HB1821H2)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

Amendments

Senate Amendments

Senate Amendments

Not Adopted

Commerce and Labor Amendment

Commerce and Labor Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
4/2/2025
47
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
2/20/2025
52
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 18-N)
2/19/2025
21
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
2/17/2025
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N)
1/29/2025
50
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
1/23/2025
12
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
1/21/2025
6
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(3/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

David Reid
David Reid
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/25/202562.3 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202562.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/21/202564.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/21/202564.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/202563.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/24/202596.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/12/202591.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/19/2025112.6 KB