Electric utilities; duty to furnish adequate service, high-demand customers.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 56-234 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electric utilities; duty to furnish adequate service; delay in provision of service.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Electric utilities; delay in provision of service permitted. Provides that a distributor of electric energy may delay the provision of service if such delay is necessary to maintain electric grid reliability, to avoid exceeding available generation or transmission capacity constraints, or to ensure compliance with load interconnection policies or rules issued by the State Corporation Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. Th
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 746 (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Russet PerryKannan Srinivasan
Recorded votes
Passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 66, N 30, X 3
Reported from Labor and Commerce (16-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 16, N 6
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 35, X 5
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 15
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 746.