Underground transmission lines; pilot program, clarifies qualifying projects, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 56-585.1:5 and 58.1-3814 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pilot program for underground transmission lines; qualifying projects; levy; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Pilot program for underground transmission lines; qualifying projects; levy; report. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission, in reviewing any application submitted by a public utility for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an electrical transmission line of 500 kilovolts filed between January 1, 2025, and July 1, 2033, to approve up to four applications for qualifying projects to be constructed in whole or in part underground as part of the pilot progr
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 23, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 863 (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
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
JJ SinghStacey Annie CarrollKannan SrinivasanElizabeth R. GuzmanJohn Chilton McAuliffAtoosa R. ReaserVivian E. Watts
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 28, N 11, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 36-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 61, N 36, X 2
Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 40
Senate substitute rejected by House (7-Y 92-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · F · N 92, Y 7
Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 27, N 13
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 40
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 12, N 3
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 62, N 36, X 2
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (19-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 19, N 3
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 7, X 1, N 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.
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