Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 2
Session 2026
Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades, report.
Active
Active
Passed House on Mar 3, 2026
First Action
Nov 17, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 3, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Cosponsor
House Votes (3)
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
H VOTE:
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Unknown
Ellen H. McLaughlin
No
Unknown
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Unknown
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
Unknown
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Unknown
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Unknown
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Unknown
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Unknown
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Margaret A. Franklin
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Unknown
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Summary
An Act to reduce heating-related costs of living for low-income residents by requiring certain electric utilities to provide energy efficiency upgrades; report. Phase I and Phase II Utilities; energy efficiency upgrades; low-income residents; report. States that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to reduce, wherever feasible and cost-effective, heating-related costs of living for low-income residents. The bill requires Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power to make best, reasonable efforts to provide by December 31, 2031, prescriptive efficiency measures, as defined in the bill, and related efficiency improvements to at least 30 percent of the qualifying households, as defined in the bill, identified by such utilities, provided that the State Corporation Commission determines that such measures and improvements are in the public interest. The bill requires such utilities to report to the Commission its activities, plans, and filings regarding the bill's provisions no later than January 1, 2028, annually thereafter, and in any recurring filing that the Commission deems appropriate. The bill also requires that Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power make reasonable efforts to incorporate recommendations or feedback provided by the task force that evaluates barriers to access and enrollment in programs for income-qualified energy customers.
Documents (1)
Fiscal Impact statement From SCC (2/10/2026 2:53 pm)
03/03/2026
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2ER)
03/03/2026
House
Enrolled
02/26/2026
Senate
Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
02/26/2026
Senate
Read third time
02/25/2026
Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
02/25/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/25/2026
Senate
Rules suspended
02/23/2026
Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-N)
02/10/2026
House
Fiscal Impact statement From SCC (2/10/2026 2:53 pm)
01/29/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/29/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
01/28/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 30-N 0-A)
01/27/2026
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
01/27/2026
House
committee substitute agreed to
01/27/2026
House
Read second time
01/26/2026
House
Read first time
01/22/2026
House
Committee substitute printed 26105985D-H1
01/22/2026
House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
01/22/2026
House
House committee offered
01/20/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)
01/20/2026
House
House subcommittee offered
01/15/2026
House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
11/17/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
11/17/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101998D
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VA HB2 2026 Electric utilities energy efficiency upgrades report
Sources
Record Created
Dec 14, 2025 3:01:57 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 12:50:17 AM