Virginia House Bill 422
Session 2026
Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within 3-year period for water utilities.
Active
Passed House on Feb 4, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
422
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Stacey Annie Carroll
Cosponsor
Motion Text
Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N 0-A)
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Yes
Ellen H. McLaughlin
No
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Didn't Vote
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
A BILL 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.
Public utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within three-year period for certain 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 increase in rates; or (iv) for an increase upon a finding by the State Corporation Commission that extraordinary circumstances exist that materially impair the public utility's ability to provide safe and adequate service.
Labor and Commerce Substitute
Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB422)
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02/05/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/05/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/04/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N 0-A)
02/03/2026
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/03/2026
House
committee substitute agreed to
02/03/2026
House
Read second time
02/02/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB422)
02/02/2026
House
Read first time
01/29/2026
House
Committee substitute printed 26106002D-H1
01/29/2026
House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
01/27/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
01/27/2026
House
House subcommittee offered
01/19/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB422)
01/19/2026
House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
01/12/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/12/2026
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103989D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:31:31 PM
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2026 9:10:17 PM