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2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature

HB1822: Electric utilities; construction of certain electrical transmission lines, advanced conductors.

Legislative Summary

Electric utilities; construction of electrical transmission lines; advanced conductors. Requires the State Corporation Commission to consider the prudency of using advanced conductors in making any determination regarding need, corridor, route, or method of installation as it relates to certain applications for the construction of transmission lines of 138 kilovolts or more. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100365D
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
1/21/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1822)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105579D-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 (97-Y 0-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 (HB1822)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-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
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1822ER)
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
3/18/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1822)
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 551 (Effective 01/01/26)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551)

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
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 (15-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
1/21/2025
8
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

David Reid
David Reid
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text • 3/24/2025 • 4.6 KB
LegiScanState Site
Enrolled
Bill Text • 3/7/2025 • 4.8 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 1/21/2025 • 5.3 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 1/21/2025 • 5.4 KB
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Introduced
Bill Text • 1/6/2025 • 25.4 KB
LegiScanState Site
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 3/18/2025 • 100.1 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 2/12/2025 • 99.6 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 1/21/2025 • 100.2 KB
LegiScanState Site

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