Advanced leak detection technologies; SCC shall establish standards for use by certain facilities.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to direct the State Corporation Commission to promulgate regulations establishing standards for the use of advanced leak detection technologies for intrastate natural gas distribution facilities operated by covered utilities.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
State Corporation Commission; pipeline leak detection and repair standards. Directs the State Corporation Commission to promulgate regulations establishing standards for the use of pipeline leak detection technologies for intrastate natural gas distribution facilities operated by certain utilities, as informed by a federal rulemaking on gas pipeline safety. The provisions of the bill and any such regulations shall expire upon the effective date of any final rule under the federal rulemaking on g
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 446 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Sam Rasoul
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 15
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 98, X 2
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 8, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 446.