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Virginia General Assembly · SB 650 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 218

Public utilities; water and sewerage companies, discounted rates for low-income customers.

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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 56-234 and 56-264.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public utilities; water and sewerage companies; discounted rates for low-income customers. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Public utilities; water and sewerage companies; discounted rates for low-income customers. Provides that a public utility engaged in the business of furnishing water or sewerage facilities may propose and the State Corporation Commission may approve rates and tariff provisions that provide discounted service to customers with an annual household income equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The bill permits the utility to recover the costs of providing such discounted se
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 218 (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

David W. MarsdenKannan Srinivasan

Recorded votes

House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 23, N 17
Passed House with substitute (63-Y 34-N 1-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 63, N 34, X 1, A 1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 15, N 7
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 23, N 17
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 (11-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 11, N 4
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 218.