2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB960: Electric utilities; data center cost allocation.

Legislative Summary

Electric utilities; data center cost allocation. Directs the State Corporation Commission to initiate proceedings to determine if the current allocation of costs among different customer classifications of electric utilities requires customers that are not data centers to unreasonably subsidize the costs of customers that are data centers. If the Commission determines that the current allocation of costs requires customers that are not data centers to unreasonably subsidize the costs of customers that are data centers, the bill directs the Commission to promulgate such rules as necessary to eliminate or minimize such unreasonable subsidies to the maximum possible extent.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103266D
Senate
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
1/27/2025
Incorporates SB1243(Stuart)
Senate
1/27/2025
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Senate
1/27/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106260D-S1
Senate
1/27/2025
Incorporates SB1243(Stuart)
Senate
1/27/2025
Incorporates SB1243(Stuart)
Senate
1/30/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
Senate
1/30/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106477D-S2
Senate
2/3/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/3/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/4/2025
Read second time
Senate
2/4/2025
Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
Senate
2/4/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/4/2025
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/4/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/4/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/4/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/4/2025
Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N 1-A)
Senate
2/7/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107287D-H1
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Passed House with substitute (62-Y 34-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Passed House with substitute (63-Y 34-N)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
House insisted on substitute
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
House requested conference committee
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate
2/20/2025
Senators: Perry, Deeds, Obenshain
Senate
2/20/2025
Conferees appointed by House
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Delegates: Shin, Ward, Kilgore
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
No further action taken
Senate
2/22/2025
Failed to Pass from conference
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2/19/2025
0
Yea
40
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passed House with substitute (62-Y 34-N)
2/18/2025
62
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with substitute (63-Y 34-N)
2/18/2025
63
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
2/13/2025
14
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
2/11/2025
6
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N 1-A)
2/4/2025
26
Yea
13
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
1/30/2025
11
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
1/27/2025
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/11/20252.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/3/20254.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/28/20254.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/20254.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/27/2025111.9 KB