2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1239: Cybersecurity; electric service by investor-owned electric utilities, report.

Legislative Summary

Cybersecurity; electric service by investor-owned electric utilities and electric cooperatives; work group; report. Directs the State Corporation Commission to convene a work group to evaluate cybersecurity as it relates to the provision of electric service by investor-owned electric utilities and electric cooperatives and requires the Commission to report on its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor by November 30, 2025.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101903D
Senate
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Rules
Senate
1/17/2025
Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/20/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/20/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/20/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/21/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
1/22/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB1239)
Senate
2/4/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Rules
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107554D-H1
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Rules Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1239ER)
Senate
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
Senate
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)

Roll Call Votes

House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/20/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20252.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20252.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/17/20253.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/17/20253.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/20253.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/202599.8 KB