Transmission lines, certain; Department of Transportation to identify opportunities for siting.
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Moved
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to direct the Department of Transportation to identify opportunities for siting certain transmission lines in existing state highway rights-of-way; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Policy of the Commonwealth; siting of certain new electric transmission facilities; Department of Transportation work group; report. Provides that in the siting of new electric transmission facilities, it is the policy of the Commonwealth that existing linear infrastructure corridors shall be prioritized over new corridors. The bill directs the Department of Transportation to convene a work group to identify opportunities and develop recommendations to amend regulations and permitting processes
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 28 (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
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Irene ShinMichelle Lopes MaldonadoJohn Chilton McAuliffJJ SinghStacey Annie CarrollBill Wiley
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 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 (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · 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 (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 9, 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 28.