2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2470: Electric utilities; construction of certain transmission lines, notice required.

Legislative Summary

Electric utilities; construction of certain transmission lines; notice required. Requires any electric utility that is responsible for the construction, operation, or maintenance of an electric transmission line of 138 kilovolts or more within a locality to provide at least 180 days' written notice to the governing body of such locality prior to the construction of such transmission line.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103585D
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2470)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Left in Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
1/24/2025
6
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Labor and Commerce(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/23/20253.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/20253.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/202598.1 KB