Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within 3-year period for water utilities.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 56-235.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within three-year period for water utilities.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within three-year period for water utilities. Prohibits a public utility authorized to furnish water or water and sewer service from filing an application for a rate increase more frequently than once in any three-year period. The bill provides exceptions to such prohibition for the utility to file an application (i) for a decrease in rates; (ii) limited to a rate adjustment clause, rider, or surcharge; (iii) for a temporary emergency incre
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 390 (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
11
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Nicole ColeBonita G. AnthonyElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerStacey Annie CarrollNadarius E. ClarkJoshua G. ColeMichael B. FeggansThomas A. Garrett, Jr.May NivarMarcia S. "Cia" PriceIrene Shin
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 28, N 12
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 14, N 1
Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 69, N 29, X 2
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 6, X 2, 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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